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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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Elephant Devours Durian in Daring Dawn Raid (Video)

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — An elephant with an appetite for durian raided a storeroom Sunday in the west of Thailand, eating about 40 of the fruit and causing 70,000 baht in damage.

Court Refuses to Lift Ban on ‘Shakespeare Must Die’

BANGKOK — A film banned five years ago for touching a third-rail of taboo topics will remain that way, a Bangkok court ruled Friday.

Chula Investigates Student President Over Initiation Altercation

BANGKOK — Chulalongkorn University is investigating the student activist it earlier blamed for an altercation during freshman induction in which a professor put a student in a headlock.

Soldier Jailed for Shooting At Student Whose Motorcycle He Hit

PATTANI — A soldier apologized Wednesday for firing his handgun at a female student in the Deep South, where security officers have been accused of harassing local residents.

Cops Reject Gun-Brandishing Soldier’s Plea for Forgiveness

AMNAT CHAROEN — Police said Monday they would not drop legal proceedings against an air force officer who pulled a gun on a rock star as he performed on stage last week.

Khaosod English Reporter Charged With Sedition, Computer Crimes

BANGKOK — A reporter accused of sedition met with police Tuesday to hear the details of the charges against him.

Outing Turns Terrifying for Family Trapped at Phatthalung Waterfall

PHATTHALUNG — Nine tourists had to be rescued Monday after they became trapped by flash flooding on a rock at a popular waterfall spot in the south.

DSI Custody Death Was Foul Play, Not Suicide: Court

BANGKOK — Thailand’s special investigations agency said Sunday it has ordered a disciplinary probe into four staff members after a court ruled that a...

Chula Retracts Statement Sliming Student, Yet Bad Taste Lingers

BANGKOK — Chulalongkorn University offered a muddled response over the weekend to controversy over a professor placing a student in a chokehold during a freshman initiation ceremony.

30 Injured on Phuket Mountain as Bus Left Hanging by a Thread (Photos)

PHUKET — Thirty people were injured when a bus left the road and nearly plunged down a steep mountain slope after colliding with other...

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