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Crime, Courts, Calamity

Bad things happen to good people; good things happen to bad people.

Senior Thai National Park Official, 3 Others, Acquitted in 9-Year-Old Case of Missing Activist

JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, BANGKOK — A court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted four national park employees, including a senior official, of the kidnapping and murder...

Thailand to Seek Extradition of Bombing 'Ringleader' from China

BANGKOK — Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha confirmed that the man suspected of directing last month’s bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok is hiding in China.

Tourists Head North For Loy Krathong Festival

(15 November) Rivers across Thailand are about to be lit up by the floating lanterns on Loy Krathong Festival, which falls on 17 November this year, with the northern provinces becoming the most popular destination for the celebration this year.

Chonburi Police Respond To Surge of Crimes

CHONBURI — Police in Chonburi province are conducting raids and deploying reinforcements in the streets following an unusually high number of crimes in the past two days.

Chinese Tourist Detained Over Fatal Accident in Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI - Police have detained a Chinese tourist in northern Thailand who allegedly crashed his car into two motorcycles and killed a 41-year-old woman.

Case Dropped Against Hong Kong Journalist Over Body Armor

BANGKOK — The Thai government has dropped a case against a Hong Kong photojournalist who was arrested last year for possessing a bulletproof vest and a helmet, which are considered weapons in Thailand, two court officials said Tuesday.

Man Arrested for Arson After Fire Kills 3 at His Family Home in Nagano

NAGANO - A 32-year-old man was arrested Saturday for arson after a fire gutted the house where he lived in the central Japan prefecture of...

Hunt For WWII 'Treasures' Ended By Police

KANCHANABURI — Police have arrested a group of men for drilling a tunnel into a mountain without a permit in search of “buried treasure” today.

Customs Department Insists the Seized Durians Are From Cambodia

Thailand is the world's largest durian exporter, but there was a problem with durian being smuggled in from neighbouring countries and sold as products...

ONET Exams Award Free Points Due To Misspelling

(11 February) Students are given free marks in their national university entrance exams thanks to the misspelling error in a question.

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