Crime, Courts, Calamity

KRABI — The man who killed a protected gaur named "Khai Dam" was released on his own recognizance today after turning himself in and apologizing for shooting the animal nine times.

BANGKOK — Manuel Santos was in tears as he carried baby Carmen out of a courtroom today where he and his husband, Gordon Lake, learned their quest for legal custody would be delayed another five months.

KRABI — A 6-year-old wild gaur named Khai Dam was shot dead at a palm oil plantation during a crackdown on land encroachment yesterday.

BANGKOK — A Thai woman who lost 23 million baht is among victims fleeced by online scammers who posed as foreign lovers, including one said to have used a photograph of British Prime Minister David Cameron.

BANGKOK — The investigation into a police officer accused last week of defaming the monarchy has found evidence, a police source says, linking him to the disgraced former head of the Central Investigation Bureau, who was arrested for the same crime one year ago.

BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Police today announced that its most public face, spokesman Prawuth Thavornsiri, has been replaced with a new officer.

SURAT THANI — Lawyers representing two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao murder called on the court today to drop all charges against the accused.

BANGKOK — Harsher punishments introduced last year for foreigners who overstay their visas might be strengthened by the prime minister’s pen as immigration police announced more than 9,000 people were arrested during the past week.

BANGKOK — A former police officer accused of flaunting ties to the Royal Family hanged himself in custody last night, officials said today.

BANGKOK — There was little noticeably different Friday in Bangkok after a ban on alcohol sales in the “vicinity” of schools and other vaguely defined areas was reauthorized.