Crime, Courts, Calamity

(12 October) The police have arrested a self-styled astrologer who allegedly lured his victim to a private ceremony at a motel room in suburban Bangkok and raped her there.

(12 October) The prelate of a local Buddhist chapter has been arrested in Udon Thani province for driving under the influence of alcohol.

(12 October) Provincial authority in Nonthaburi has declared state of emergency in Koh Kret, the popular tourist destination on the outskirt of Bangkok, as the flood hits the river island.

(11 October) Nonthaburi police arrested Kalasint woman for allegedly counterfeiting lottery tickets and claiming the prize.

(11 October) Director of Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok has warned of criminals drugging victims with high doses of anaesthetic and robbing them inside the hospital.

(11 October) The transport authority in Thailand has announced a new safety measure by requiring all inter-provincial buses to install seatbelts and present safety videos to their passengers on the buses.

(October 10) A family of American citizens, whose relatives lived in Thailand during Vietnam War, returned the biggest single lot of ancient items to the country, as 76 items were shipped to the kingdom.

(10 October) A man reportedly shot his ex-girlfriend to death in a shopping mall because she had a new boyfriend.

(10 October) The police in Nakhon Ratchasima province have arrested two juveniles accused of rape and murder a 14-year-old girl.

(9 October) Police say the 19 Laotian labourers who were killed in a car accident earlier this week had been victims of transnational human trafficking rings.