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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Officers Enter Tiger Temple to Begin Removing Tigers



KANCHANABURI — After years of pushing back, the controversial Tiger Temple today said it is finally willing to give up all remaining 137 tigers it has kept illegally for commercial operations, according to a legal representative.

Fire Breaks Out at Major Nonthaburi



Nonthaburi — A fire broke out at Major Cineplex shopping mall near Nonthaburi Pier this afternoon.

Jenphop Contests All But Lesser Charge



AYUTTHAYA — Cloaked in a monk's robe, Jenphop Viraporn stepped into a court for the first time today to plead not guilty to most of the charges relating to the two graduate students he killed in a high-speed crash 11 weeks ago.

Students to Bed Down Again at School Where 17 Girls Just Burnt to Death

CHIANG RAI — A week after a tragic fire killed at least 17 of its young students, the Pitakkiat Witthaya School reopened today without any apparent safety inspection and after raising millions of baht in donations.

Another Showdown as Tiger Temple Blocks 1,000 Wildlife Officers



KANCHANABURI — Conflict was brewing once again at the Tiger Temple this morning when it refused to hand over its tigers to wildlife officials.

Jenphop Indicted for Fatal Benz Crash

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

AYUTTHAYA — Businessman Jenphop Viraporn was indicted yesterday for the fiery crash that killed two graduate students on an Ayutthaya highway.

No Smoke Detectors in Dorm Where 17 Schoolgirls Died

CHIANG RAI — The charity-run dormitory where 17 schoolgirls died Sunday night was not equipped with a single smoke detector, its director said today.

No Smoke Detectors in Dorm Where 17 Schoolgirls Died

CHIANG RAI — The charity-run dormitory where 17 schoolgirls died Sunday night was not equipped with a single smoke detector, its director said today.

British, German, Chinese Women Die in Yet Another Speedboat Tragedy

KOH SAMUI — Navy divers and other rescuers searched Friday for one foreigner still missing after a speedboat packed with tourists capsized near the island resort of Koh Samui that left three women dead, officials said.

Engineer Stabbed to Death on Busy Lat Phrao Roadside (Video)



BANGKOK — Narate Wangthangmee was sitting on his parked motorcycle at the side of a road when a man suddenly walked up and stabbed him to death Wednesday evening.

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