Kiwi Man Dies at Phuket Hotel
PHUKET – A tourist from New Zealand plunged to his death from a hotel room in Phuket’s Patong area early Thursday morning, police said.
Man Tosses Small Bombs at Gov House for ‘Justice’
BANGKOK — A man climbed a structure near the Government House on Tuesday morning, armed with ping pong bombs and a sign demanding justice from Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha.
Police Close Up on Wat Dhammakaya
PATHUM THANI — Police began Tuesday morning clearing barricades blocking the entrance to the Wat Dhammakaya complex where they seek to arrest its abbot, who’s accused of multi-million baht embezzlement.
Man Stabbed to Death on Christmas Night, Says Friend Who Escaped via Khlong
BANGKOK — A man said he fled a gang of teenagers Sunday night in Bangkok by leaping into a canal, only to return and find they had murdered his friend.
Inside Job Suspected in Christmas Eve Tortoise Heist
CHONBURI — Sixty-five tortoises, some critically endangered, have gone missing from a breeding center in Chonburi province in what a senior wildlife official said Sunday was likely an inside job.
Five Hacktivists Arrested, Junta Source Says
BANGKOK — Five people were detained Friday at an army base in the capital on suspicion of waging cyberwarfare against the government, a source inside the junta said.
Diver Identified as American, Death Ruled a Suicide
PATTAYA — An American man found dead off the coast of Pattaya in full diving gear with cut wounds to his neck committed suicide, the local police chief ruled Friday.
Regulator Shuts Down Booze Buffet; Threatens to Prosecute People Sharing Alcohol Pics
BANGKOK — Thailand’s top anti-alcohol crusader is back, and he wants the internet to know even unintentionally promoting alcohol can lead to prosecution.
Calls for Justice Answered by Social Media in 2016
The rise of social media in recent years, for all its flaws, has given the public a powerful tool to draw attention to their grievances and sometimes prompt action by occasionally indifferent authorities.
Funny Money: Alleged Dollar Counterfeiting Ring Busted in Bang Kapi
BANGKOK — Thai police arrested five alleged counterfeiters in a joint operation with the U.S. Secret Service, seizing USD$154,400 worth of forged American banknotes Wednesday in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district.
