Crime, Courts, Calamity

(3 April) The death toll of huge explosion at an unregistered scrap yard in Bangkok suburb has risen to 8, while its owner remains missing, police have said.

BANGKOK — The motorist who allegedly shot and killed a stray dog in Bangkok last week surrendered himself to police today.

CHONBURI — Security officers shut down two carnival game booths that were operating without permission at a music festival in Pattaya last night.

RANONG — Thai police reportedly rescued five Rohingya migrants from a sinking fishing boat near the Thai - Burmese border in Ranong province this morning, one day before Thailand will host an international summit on the humanitarian crisis posed by the thousands of migrants who have fled the Bay of Bengal this month.

By Andrew R.C. Marshall and James Pomfret
Reuters

BANGKOK — One night last month, Liu Xuehong stood weeping outside the gates of the United Nations headquarters in Bangkok, begging the guards to let her in.

BANGKOK — The hit-and-run motorist who fatally ran over a cyclist in Bangkok surrendered to police yesterday, and was released after being charged with reckless driving.

PATHUM THANI – A woman was run over and killed by a motorcycle moments after she signed a petition calling for improved pedestrian safety in Pathum Thani province yesterday.

(12 April) Phuket police arrested a French man and charged him on the ground of making false accusation.

PHUKET — Police in Phuket province say they have arrested a immigrant from Myanmar who allegedly robbed and murdered a French tourist with an accomplice.

BANGKOK — Police have charged 11 people for manslaughter over the death of two police cadets whose parachutes failed to open because of faulty cable during a training exercise.