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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Cops Promise to Send Jenphop Case to Prosecutor This Month



BANGKOK — Police said the results of their investigation into the fatal car crash caused by Jenphop Viraporn will be forwarded to prosecutors by April 26, about six weeks after the accident drew national attention.

Suvarnabhumi Seizes 87 African Ivory Tusks Worth 28 Million Baht

BANGKOK — Officials say they seized 315 kilograms of African elephant tusks worth an estimated 28 million baht at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Burst Drug Packs Found in Stomach of Canal Body



BANGKOK — A man discovered floating in a Bangkok canal died of a drug overdose when the meth packets in his stomach burst, forensic police said yesterday.

New Recruit Beaten to Death As Draft Season Begins

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — A 23-year-old soldier died today in southern Thailand after suffering a severe beating at his army base two days ago, according to his family.

Dead Body Found Floating in Bangkok Canal



BANGKOK — When a factory worker tried to remove a bag stuck in a Khlong Ong Ang waste filter yesterday, he was surprised to find the head and shoulder of a man spilling out of it.

Rama IV Road Shooter Caught at Border



BANGKOK — Two men who opened fire on a Toyota last month on Rama IV Road were arrested Sunday morning as they attempted to flee into Myanmar.

Judge Wanted for Court Throne Theft

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

CHIANG MAI — A former judge at Chiang Mai provincial court is on the run for allegedly stealing the judge’s seat from his workplace while in office late last year

Hundreds of Motorcycles Briefly Block Bridge



BANGKOK — Hundreds gathered on Bhumibol Bridge yesterday evening for a two-wheel protest against a new ban on riding across the bridge and dozens of other spans in the capital.

Deep South Paramilitaries File Mass Defamation Charge

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

YALA — More than 100 members of a paramilitary force in the southern border province of Yala filed a libel charge against a Facebooker today for allegedly insulting their service.

Taxi Driver Returns 90,000 Baht to Hong Kong Traveler



BANGKOK — Wattana Pornkhongkaew showed the world there are some good taxi drivers by returning cash worth over 90,000 baht to a traveler from Hong Kong.

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