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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

49 Killed By Thailand's Rare Winter: Official

(23 January) The unusually cold weather in recent months has killed at least 49 people, an official said.

Full Recovery Expected for Hazing Victim Who Survived Drowning

CHONBURI — A 19-year-old student who nearly died during a university hazing ritual last week is set to leave hospital in the next several days, though doctors will continue to monitor his brain activity for any sign of damage, his father said Thursday.

More Embezzlement Fortune of a Famous Monk Found Buried

On the progress made in the arrest of Mr. Khom Kongkaew, a former prominent monk named Phra Ajarn Khom who has been accused of...

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.

Prayut Releases Motto for 2020 National No Booze Day

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday celebrated the National Alcohol Abstention Day nearly a month early by unveiling a motto for the occasion.
Ronnakorn Romreun, sitting at center, in a police station after he was arrested and accused of raping and murduring a German tourist Sunday on Koh Sichang, Chonburi province.

Chonburi Man Arrested Over Alleged Rape-Murder of German Tourist

CHONBURI — A man was arrested Sunday night and accused of raping and murdering a German tourist on an island in Chonburi province.

Police Detain “Am the Cyanide’s” Ex-Husband, Who Is a Policeman

Report on the ongoing serial murder cases of suspect "Am the Cyanide" Miss Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, 36, who is accused of killing at least 14...

Tragic Death of a Single Mother and Her Child Underscore the Issue of Loan...

BANGKOK - It has been reported that a 38-year-old single mother committed suicide with her 7-year-old daughter in a house in Chanthaburi province. The...

Illegal Sports, Movie Stream Sites Taken Down in Crackdown

BANGKOK — Security forces raided nearly 20 venues nationwide to shut down illicit operations streaming pirated films.
A file photo of Amorn Nonthasoot.

Doctor Who Founded Rural Health Volunteer Network Dies at 92

BANGKOK — The doctor who pioneered a nationwide volunteer network that looks after local communities’s health well-being died on Tuesday at 92.

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