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Crime, Courts, Calamity

Bad things happen to good people; good things happen to bad people.

Court Drops Case Of Alleged Police Station Sexual Abuse

(11 March) The Supreme Court has dropped the case of a policeman who allegedly sexually harassed an underage rape victim, stating that the defendant and the victims have come to mutual agreement.

Leopard Sightings Prompt Raid on Pattaya Office



PATTAYA — Videos of leopards prowling around inside a Pattaya office building led police to raid the building yesterday.

5 Thais, 3 Indonesians Get 3 Years for Enslaving Fishermen

AMBON, Indonesia — Five Thai fishing boat captains and three Indonesians were sentenced Thursday to three years in jail for human trafficking in connection with slavery in the seafood industry.
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A Thai Man Is Arrested For Attacking A Foreign Tourist In Pattaya

PATTAYA - Police officers from Na Jomtien Police Station in Chonburi Province and Pattaya Tourist Police identified the man in CCTV footage after someone...

American Tourist Alleging Bangkok Abduction Speaks Out

BANGKOK — One moment Alexandra Fairfield says she was dancing at a bar Saturday night in the Silom area. The next, the 26-year-old said, everything went foggy and she was taken to a windowless room where a man attempted to sexually assault her.

Vaccine Sign-up Pushed Back, 1st Sign of Delay in Inoculation Drive

BANGKOK — Thailand’s ambitious plan to vaccinate its population against COVID-19 already ran into a delay, while a new virus fatality and more than 800 fresh infections were reported on Wednesday.

Aviation Officials to Probe Near Collision on Krabi Runway

KRABI — Aviation authorities promised Tuesday to look into a near collision between two planes on the runway in Krabi province.
Khanaphot Yaemsanguansak, second from left, Laponpat Wangpaisit, and Benjamaporn Nivas at the Office of the Attorney General on Jan. 28, 2021.

3 High School Activists Indicted for Staging Anti-Gov’t Rally

BANGKOK — Three high school activists, the youngest of them 16, were indicted Thursday for their roles in organizing an anti-government protest in October.

A Korean Man Arrested for Smuggling 7 Radiated Tortoises

BANGKOK - The customs officers at Don Mueang International Airport and animal quarantine officers at Don Mueang International Airport found Kim Yong, a 24-year-old...
Police raided Natthaphol’s house, which doubled as a cadet prep school on June 18.

Cadet Prep School Owner Arrested Over Death of Student

NAKHON SAWAN — The owner of a school that prepares students for military academy entrance examinations was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of colluding...

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