30 Families Lose Homes to Khlong Toei Slum Fire
BANGKOK — At least 30 families were living in tents Saturday after their homes in an impoverished quarter of Bangkok were destroyed in a blaze.
Thai Official Who Stole Hotel Paintings Freed by Japanese
BANGKOK — Japanese authorities on Friday freed a Thai bureaucrat who was arrested for stealing three paintings from a hotel he was staying in Kyoto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Activist Jailed 11 Years For Online Comments Defaming Monarchy
BANGKOK — A military court sentenced a man to over 11 years in jail on Friday for royal defamation nine months after he was arrested for protesting other activists’ arrests.
Thailand Seeks Freedom of Official Jailed in Japan for Theft
BANGKOK — The Thai consulate in Japan was trying Friday to negotiate a settlement with the hotel where a Thai bureaucrat allegedly stole three paintings, as prosecutors decide whether to try him on charges of theft.
Royal Imposter Wedding Crashers Charged Under 112
NAKHON PATHOM — In crisp government uniforms, they showed up at weddings bearing lovely gifts. Far from wedding crashers, they claimed to present tea sets and silk on behalf of the royal family. But then they wouldn’t leave – at least not empty handed.
Homeless Woman Arrested for Boiling Water Assault Spree (Video)
BANGKOK — A homeless woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of throwing boiling hot water at random women pedestrians in Bangkok last week.
Radical Monk Sues Muslim Group for Calling Him Fake on Facebook
BANGKOK — A Buddhist monk whose called for a mosque to be destroyed every time a Buddhist is killed in the south of Thailand filed charges Wednesday against a Muslim group for calling him a “fake monk.”
Bangkok Bus Blows Past Red Light, Smashes Car (Video)
BANGKOK — A bus driver was fined 500 baht Wednesday for running a red light and crashing into another car.
Police ID Briton, South African as Killers of ‘Web Designer’
CHONBURI — A court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for two foreigners accused of gunning down a British businessman in broad daylight earlier this week.
District Official Dies Leading ‘Workout Wednesday’
BANGKOK — The director of one of Bangkok’s central districts died Thursday morning after fainting during a soccer game he organized for the military regime’s Workout Wednesdays fitness policy.
