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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Korean Woman Found Dead on Patong Beach

PHUKET — A Korean woman was found dead on Patong Beach early Wednesday morning.

Toddler Beaten to Death for Defecating in Bed

BANGKOK — A couple today confessed they beat a 3-year-old girl to death because she defecated on her bed.

Activists Hope Constitutional Court Affirms Right to Campaign

BANGKOK — The leader of 100 academics and activists who petitioned the Constitutional Court over a law which criminalized campaigning in the run-up to the charter referendum gives even odds the court will roll it back when it rules on its constitutionality on Wednesday.

Pattaya Cops Accused of Kidnapping, Raping Masseuse Freed on Bail

PATTAYA — Six cops and police volunteers accused of raping and extorting money from a drug suspect in Pattaya are now free on bail, police said Tuesday.

Downed Huey Located, All Crew Dead

CHANTHABURI — The wreckage of a missing Air Force helicopter was found Tuesday morning, three days after it went missing. All three crew members were dead.

No One Hurt as Fire Destroys Bangkok’s ‘Funky Villa’ Nightclub

BANGKOK — A popular nightclub in the heart of Bangkok’s entertainment district burned down early this morning, though there’s no report of any casualty.

Search For Missing Air Force Helicopter Enters Third Day

CHANTHABURI — A search and rescue operation resumed for a third day Monday for a missing Air Force helicopter and its crew of three.

‘Reprimand’ is All For School Where 17 Sleeping Kids Killed in Fire

CHIANG RAI — When the fire broke out on the ground floor of Pitakkiat Witthaya boarding school just before midnight on May 23, all of the schoolchildren were fast asleep on the second story. The girls were said to be still sleeping when toxic fumes seeped into their room.
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Machetes, Knives and Sticks Taken Up in Bangkok Street Fracas (Video)

SAMUT PRAKAN — Police are looking for a group of knife-wielding men who brawled in a road in southern metro Bangkok Friday evening.

Cambodian Monks to be Deported

PATHUM THANI — Six Cambodian monks were arrested in a forest north of Bangkok Saturday for allegedly entering the kingdom illegally.

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