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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Case Closed With No Charges Over Fire That Killed 17 Children

CHIANG RAI — Police said today no one will face criminal charges for the blaze that killed 17 schoolgirls at a charity-run boarding school in northern Thailand last month.

Abbot Remains Free as Tiger Temple Threatens to Sue Gov’t

KANCHANABURI — Three weeks after the Tiger Temple was raided and shut down, its lawyer said Thursday they are preparing to sue the national parks department for defamation and malfeasance.

Singer’s Hit-and-Runner Was Worried About Being Late for Work

BANGKOK — A motorcyclist who slammed into the lead singer of rock band Flure and then fled the scene yesterday morning said he was afraid he would be late for work.

Singer ‘Q Flure’ Seriously Injured in Thonglor Hit-and-Run

BANGKOK — Suveera "Q" Boonrod, the lead singer of Flure, was hit by a motorbike early this morning. The rider fled the scene and is wanted by police.

She Avoided Jail Time For Causing 9 Deaths, Now ‘Praewa’ Has 9 Weeks to...

BANGKOK — A wealthy woman who received a judicial slap on the wrist for killing nine people as a teen driver told the court Tuesday she misunderstood the terms of her probation and asked for a do-over of her community service.

Cowboy Cops Shoot Rampaging Gunman’s Trigger Finger Off

SURAT THANI — Police in southern Thailand yesterday shot a gunman’s fingers off to stop him from pulling the trigger again after he shot six of his family members, killing one.
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Man Filmed Beating Girlfriend Arrested

BANGKOK — A man seen physically abusing his partner aboard a Bangkok bus in a viral video was arrested yesterday and charged with physical...

‘Overhead Bin’ Thief Suspected of 460,000 Baht In-Flight Theft

BANGKOK — A Chinese national was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing 460,000 baht from a Thai woman aboard a Bangkok-bound flight, and then trying to bribe the police who caught him.

Accusations Woman Harbors Ghost Escalate Into Forced Exorcism and Libel Complaint

BURIRAM — For spreading rumors a woman was possessed by a ghost, two residents in the northeast accused of libel Monday.

Blaze Tears Through Famous Border Market, Again

SA KAEO — A large fire burned through a famous sprawling border market near a popular land crossing into Cambodia in the early hours...

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