Crime, Courts, Calamity

SURAT THANI - A 22-year-old Burmese man was found dead on the southern island of Koh Samui this morning, less than a week after his cousin was murdered on the same island.

CHONBURI — A foreign tourist was allegedly attacked with brass knuckles in the resort town of Pattaya early this morning because he refused to buy weed from a dealer, police say.

NAKHON PATHOM — The 35-year-old man who was arrested and accused of raping more than ten women yesterday says he was bullied into making a false confession by police.

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.

BANGKOK — A man who "confessed" to raping at least ten women in western Thailand was released from police custody today after a DNA test cleared him of a connection to the crimes.

SURAT THANI — Three Burmese workers were arrested on suspicion of murdering a 22-year-old Burmese woman on the southern island of Koh Samui on Sunday night.

RANONG — More than 40 teenagers belonging to two rival gangs clashed in the town center of Ranong province last night, police say.

ANG THONG — Two teenagers were shot by suspected members of a rival gang while they were eating at a market in Ang Thong province last night, police say.

CHONBURI - A group of men allegedly robbed a man and raped his girlfriend near a secluded helicopter landing pad outside the resort town of Pattaya early this morning.

PATTAYA — Police say a group of 33 Chinese tourists were stranded by their tour guide on a beach in the resort town of Pattaya.