Sweeping Bangkok Terror Raids Prompt Fears of Secret Detentions
BANGKOK — A civil rights watchdog called on the military government Thursday to say how many people were arrested during a counterterrorism operation in the capital on Tuesday.
Somkid: Hunt Person Behind Royal Health Scare
BANGKOK — The government Thursday ordered a hunt for the person they said spread false rumors about His Majesty the King’s health condition which coincided...
Taekwondo Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Underage Student
PRACHINBURI — A taekwondo teacher was behind bars Wednesday on charges of sexually assaulting an underage student after police arrested him in his dojo...
Stillborn Baby Missing From Samut Prakan Hospital
BANGKOK — Police were investigating Wednesday how a deceased newborn went missing from a hospital morgue in southwest metro Bangkok while the dead baby’s family worries it was taken for necromantic rites.
Monk Detained on Suspicion of Raping, Killing 6-Year-Old Boy
Police said Tuesday that a boy’s body found behind a temple in Khon Kaen, showed signs of sexual assault, most likely committed by one of two detained suspects: a monk and a teenage relative.
Police Release Photos of Two Possible Car Bombs
BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday extended warnings of car bomb plots to upper southern provinces, a day after it emerged that armed militants were planning to strike at several targets in Bangkok’s southwestern suburb, including Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Car Bomb Plot Leads Police Back to Suspected 2015 Bomb Lair
Officials found no clues Tuesday morning after raiding a Minburi apartment suspected to be the hideout of one of the Ratchaprasong bombers.
Police Memo Warns of Car Bomb Plot at Suvarnabhumi Airport
BANGKOK — All police units in Bangkok’s southeastern suburb of Samut Prakan have been alerted for possible car bomb attacks at several landmarks, including one of the capital city’s two international airports, according to a leaked police memo.
Russian Dies From Parachute Malfunction in Chonburi
CHONBURI — A Russian parachutist plunged to his death Monday morning in Chonburi province.
Police Pin Murders of 4 Drifters on Burmese Man
BANGKOK — Police on Monday maintained a Myanmar man under arrest was responsible for killing four homeless people during the past week in northern Bangkok, despite the latest victim being found a day after he was taken into custody.
