German Loan Shark Suspect Takes Flight Before Raid
NONG KHAI — Police on Friday were awaiting the return of a suspected German loan shark to his home in the north of Thailand where he is accused of conducting an illegal loan operation.
Sulfuric Acid Vapor Cloud Sends 30 to Hospital
PRACHINBURI — More than 30 residents of Prachinburi’s Si Maha Phot district were hospitalized Thursday night by a factory chemical spill.
Authorities Play Down Fears of ISIS in Thailand
BANGKOK — Police played down Wednesday the implications of an Australian intelligence report suggesting some Thais were involved with the Islamic State.
Renewed Bid to Capture Dhammakaya Abbot Weighed
BANGKOK — Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Thursday he believes the fugitive abbot of Dhammakaya was still in the country a day after prosecutors indicted him on six-month old charges of money laundering.
Death Toll Rises to 18 Retirees on Holiday Bus
UTTARADIT — Casualties rose Wednesday to 18 killed and 20 injured after a bus plunged off a cliff yesterday in Uttaradit province.
Homeless Man Addresses Soldiers From Atop Chedi
An emotionally disturbed man scaled a chedi at a temple in the capital’s old quarter Monday evening before police managed to talk him down.
Rumors of Rapist Near Thammasat Campus True, Police Say
BANGKOK — Police said Monday they are looking for a man who kidnapped and attempted to sexually assault a student near Thammasat University’s campus in a northern Bangkok suburb.
Family Takes Body of Dead Father to Protest Police
BANGKOK — Relatives of a man who died during a police raid on a gambling den carried his dead body to a police station and government office Monday to demand swift prosecution of the officers involved.
‘We Have to Own Up to That’ Boy Wins Praise Online (Video)
SAMUT PRAKAN — A routine road accident provoked a discussion about driver responsibility Sunday night after dashcam footage of the accident went viral for a young passenger’s insistence his parents admit fault.
Fresh Encroachment Charge Against Dhammakaya Abbot
BANGKOK — A court on Friday issued an arrest warrant on charge of land encroachment against the leader of an influential Buddhist sect, who’s also accused of multi-million baht embezzlement.
