Crime, Courts, Calamity

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — A 36-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly scattering screws on a main road in Hua Hin in an effort to bring more business to her husband’s tire repair shop.

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — Rights watchdogs are calling for greater transparency in the handling and detention of suspects accused of insulting the monarchy after two died in custody within a two-week period.

UDON THANI — A 25-year-old German man was admitted to the ICU after he was allegedly attacked by drunk teenagers in Udon Thani who wanted to imitate the brutal murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao island in September.

CHONBURI — A captain has been arrested for driving his tourist boat at full-speed onto a popular beach in Pattaya last night.

BANGKOK — The man behind a Facebook post that purportedly predicted the deadly bombing in central Bangkok four days in advance met with police today to affirm his innocence in the plot.

PATTAYA — Thirty-two elderly, bridge-playing foreigners will face the music and must defend their innocence in court, Pattaya police said today.

BANGKOK — Police are seeking two suspects who opened fire on a vehicle early this morning, shooting its driver six times near a busy Bangkok market.

(26 September) Neighbours and school staff are gathering support for a 4 year old girl who is suffering from a rare disease which has made her face resemble that of an old woman.

CHONBURI — A Russian tourist has been arrested for allegedly molesting a Thai woman in Pattaya's famous nightlife district.

BANGKOK (DPA) — Authorities discovered a mass grave containing 30 bodies at a human trafficking camp in southern Thailand, officials said Saturday.