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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

School Closed After 8-Year-Old Pupil Tests Positive for Covid-19

BANGKOK — An elderly couple and their 8-year-old grandson have been diagnosed with the Covid-19 infection, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Thailand to 40.

‘Anti-Fake News Center’ Responds After Rating Khaosod Story as Hoax

BANGKOK — Who fact checks the fact checkers?

Twitter User Arrested, Jailed for ‘Insulting Monarchy’

BANGKOK — Police earlier this week arrested and charged a Twitter user for posting negative content about the monarchy, a rights lawyer group said Friday.
Activists stage a rally to call for abortion rights in Bangkok on Sep. 29, 2017. Photo: Kritaya Archavanitkul / Facebook

Law Criminalizing Abortion is Unconstitutional, Top Court Rules

BANGKOK — Reproductive rights activists on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the Constitutional Court that struck down a decades-old ban on abortion, on the grounds that it contradicts the country’s highest law.

Thailand’s Worst-Case Plan for Coronavirus Revealed

BANGKOK — Military field hospitals and closure of facilities like schools and prisons will be introduced if the coronavirus epidemic took a turn for the worse, a government source said Thursday.

1 Killed, 1 Injured in Shooting at Bangkok Mall, Gunman Escapes

BANGKOK — Police said a woman was killed and a bystander injured after a person opened fire at a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon.

Westerdam Passengers Reaching Thailand Test Negative for Covid-19

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Transport on Monday announced that all the 27 Westerdam cruise ship passengers who arrived in Thailand have tested negative for the novel coronavirus.

TikTok ‘Skullbreaker Challenge’ Can Result in Jail Time: Cops

BANGKOK — Police on Sunday warned netizens not to attempt a viral Tiktok meme due to its recent record of fatalities and serious injuries.

Gunman Who Fired 40 Shots Close to Chula Uni Arrested

BANGKOK — Police said they are searching for a man who fired at least 40 shots in public close to Chulalongkorn University on Friday morning.
Photo: MCOT

Bad Feng Shui, ‘Blasphemous’ Paintings Blamed for Korat Mass Shooting

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — As pundits and experts are debating what led to a mass shooting that killed 29 people in Korat over the weekend, some are seeing the works of the supernatural.

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