Crime, Courts, Calamity

BANGKOK – Two homemade explosives were set off near one of Thailand's largest shopping malls in downtown Bangkok Sunday night, police say.

SAMUI — A British tourist was gored to death by an elephant in front of his teen daughter on Koh Samui yesterday.

BANGKOK — Two former Thai prime ministers arrived in court in Bangkok on Tuesday to hear verdicts in their trial arising from the quelling of an anti-government protest in 2008.

(27 November) Phuket Police is investigating a case at Phuket’s famous hotel in which a Chinese tourist reportedly killed her Chinese co-traveler before committing suicide.

BANGKOK — Nearly a month after police started banning motorcyclists from using Bhumibol Bridge, a policeman is being investigated for riding one across it Monday and ending up in a wreck that killed his girlfriend.

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

HUA HIN — A police commander said today an internal investigation has been launched into whether the footage of a savage assault of three British tourists in Hua Hin during the Thai New Year holiday was leaked from the police force.

PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN — The Royal Thai Police say they have started equipping officers with batons as an alternative to firearms, in an effort to provide police with protection but avoid excessive violence.

The first group of Thai nationals returning from Israel, consisting of 15 people, arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday, October 12. Five of them...

SURAT THANI — The two Burmese men who were accused of murdering two British tourists in southern Thailand last month are being monitored to prevent possible suicide attempts, says the director of the prison where they are being held.

BANGKOK — In the horrific wake of last night’s devastating bomb attack, the need and rush to assign blame in the absence of reliable information has proven a toxic mix for a Thai media too willing to set aside due diligence and cast its own net of suspicion.