Police Fine Celebs for Booze Pics, Play Down Wider Crackdown
BANGKOK — Three celebrities have been fined for advertising alcohol on social media, police said Monday.
Weather Foils Recovery of Missing Thai Students in California
FRESNO, California — Weather conditions have delayed the recovery of a car believed to contain the bodies of two Thai students from a river canyon in central California, foreign ministry officials said Monday.
Active Suppression of Yingluck Supporters Before Verdict
BANGKOK — A day after hundreds gathered to support former premier Yingluck Shinawatra’s closing statement in her malfeasance trial, the deputy chief responsible for the most serious police cases launched a crackdown against the people who drove them there.
Chula Admin Apologizes for Student Put in Chokehold
BANGKOK — Chulalongkorn University’s vice president of student affairs apologized Friday for a professor who put a student in a chokehold during the school’s annual freshmen initiation ceremony.
Rock Legend Tackles Gun-Wielding Soldier From Stage (Video)
BANGKOK — An Air Force officer in the northeast is under criminal and disciplinary investigation for pulling a gun on a rock star, a military spokesman said Friday.
Chula Professors Tackle Student Trying to Leave Initiation (Video)
BANGKOK — Students who attempted to leave a freshmen initiation ceremony Thursday afternoon at Chulalongkorn University were tackled by professors, some of whom then tried to take the phones away from students who filmed the incident.
Money Laundering Charges Dropped Against Actress ‘Patt Napapa’
BANGKOK — Prosecutor said Thursday they dismissed money laundering charges filed against a famous television actress.
Trial of ‘Pai Dao Din’ for Facebook Share Opens in Khon Kaen
KHON KAEN — The trial of law school graduate Jatupat "Pai" Boonpattararaksa for sharing a biography deemed to defame King Rama X on Facebook began Thursday in a provincial court in the northeastern city of Khon Kaen.
College Shut Down After Student Murdered Outside MBK
BANGKOK — Police said Thursday they were looking for up to three suspects who stabbed a student from a rival college to death in downtown Bangkok.
30 Provinces on Flash Flood Alert, Death Toll Climbs to 23
BANGKOK — Thirty provinces, many already struck by disaster, are at risk of flash floods and landslides through the weekend, disaster officials warned Thursday,...
