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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Fake 1,000 Baht Banknotes Spread To Eastern Thailand

CHONBURI - Fake 1,000 baht bills have been spotted in Chonburi, eastern Thailand, a week after similar counterfeit banknotes surfaced in the southern province of Trang.

New Arrest Of Loris Handler Follows Rihanna's Tweet

(2 October) Phuket police have arrested another suspect accused of hawking the slow loris to take photos with tourists following an American pop star′s Tweet which showed her with the protected animal during her trip to the popular island province.

Police Seize Viagra Coffee

(29 October) A collaborated team of Metropolitan Police Bureau and Representative from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seizure coffee claimed to have contained Viagra.

Koh Tao Murder: Rights Agency Threatens Legal Action Against Police

BANGKOK – A top human rights official has threatened to prosecute Thai police if they refuse to explain the alleged torture of two Burmese men accused of murdering a pair of British tourists.

Ayutthaya Sweatshop Busted For Employing Laotian Child Labour

AYUTTHAYA — Police raided a gold jewelry shop in Ayutthaya province this morning where three Laotian children were reportedly forced to work for less than 20 baht a day.

Indictment of Koh Tao Murder Suspects Postponed Again

BANGKOK – A Koh Samui court has approved prosecutors' sixth request to extend the detention of two Burmese men accused of murdering British tourists in southern Thailand in September.

6 Vietnamese & Laotians Injured in Sa Kaeo Van Crash

SA KAEO — Six passengers from Vietnam and Laos were severely injured in a van crash near the Thai-Cambodian border this morning after their Thai driver dozed off behind wheel, according to police.

Police Spokesman Prawuth Replaced



BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Police today announced that its most public face, spokesman Prawuth Thavornsiri, has been replaced with a new officer.

Tourists Warned as Pickpockets Get to Work on Loy Krathong



CHIANG MAI — Gaze at the lanterns, watch the floats, mind your pocket.

Phuket Russian Tourist's Death Deemed Suicide

PHUKET — Police have determined that a Russian tourist found dead in Phuket province yesterday committed suicide, although they are still searching for the ladyboy who was seen with him prior to his death.

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