Fire Burns Through Chiang Mai Temple Hours After New Year
CHIANG MAI — A fire broke out early Monday morning at a temple in Chiang Mai’s Chai Prakan district only an hour after the cross-year prayer. No injuries were reported.
Rocker Sek Loso Arrested After Police Standoff
BANGKOK — Police commandos stormed a famous rock musician’s residence and took him in custody Sunday evening after he refused to turn himself in for firearm offenses.
Update: Police Seek Trigger-Happy Sek Loso on Gun Charge
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Police were seeking the arrest Saturday of rocker Sek Loso after he fired a handgun into the air at a temple.
Royal Funeral Snafu: 6 Convicted of Defaming Governor
CHONBURI — Six people have been convicted of defaming Chonburi’s governor, who is currently suspended for mismanaging the royal funeral memorial. Nearly 60 others remain on trial for the same charge.
Charges Filed Over Fatal Soi 22 Construction Accident
BANGKOK — A contractor and a construction worker were charged with fatal negligence for an accident that killed two people, a police investigator said Thursday night.
Rayong Woman Locks Brother in Room – For 15 Years
RAYONG — For 15 years, Paitun Kamwiratch saw no one other than his sister and their landlord. Since 2002, Paitun was locked in a...
Bangkok-Bound ISIS Suspect Arrested, Longer Visa Lines Expected
BANGKOK — Heightened security prompted by intel about a suspected militant attempting to enter Thailand have led to stricter security checks during the New Year holidays that mean longer lines for tourists seeking visas on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
7 Convicted For Murder of Disabled Bread Vendor
BANGKOK — Seven defendants were sentenced to between 12 and 19 years in prison for the savage murder of a disabled bread vendor in broad daylight nearly two years ago.
Christmas Day Attacks Leave Parts of South in Darkness
YALA — Several communities in southern Thailand spent Christmas Day in the dark after vandals bombed utility poles, torched phone boxes and damaged other property.
Search on for Members of Toddler Sex Video Line Group
PHITSANULOK — Police are still looking for the voyeurs and participants in a Line group where acts of sexual violence, including the abuse of a toddler by his mother and stepfather, were trafficked.
