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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Alleged Chinatown Gunshop Robbery Mastermind Arrested

NAKHON SAWAN — The suspected leader of the gang which attempted to rob a gun store in Bangkok yesterday was discovered in Nakhon Sawan’s province Friday night riding an overnight train to the north.

Gunshop Heist Suspect Dies, Footage Shows Motorbike Street Justice



BANGKOK — One of three men shot trying to hold up a gun shop with BB guns and knives this morning near Chinatown died at a hospital Friday afternoon as footage emerged of the fourth suspect being captured.

Driver Cowers, Passenger Films as Men Assault Taxi in Broad Daylight (Video)

By Simon Duncan
Assistant Editor

BANGKOK — Two men riding a motorbike attacked a taxi with a passenger inside near the Queen Sirikit Center on Thursday afternoon in Bangkok.

Five Injured After Attempted Robbery at Chinatown Gun Shop

BANGKOK — Five people were injured in a gun battle at a firearms shop near Chinatown on Friday morning.

'Popcorn Gunman' Gets 37-Year Prison Sentence

BANGKOK — A gunman who wounded four people, one fatally, when he opened fire in front of scores of witnesses during a political confrontation in 2014 was sentenced Thursday to 37 years in prison.

Convicted TV Host Ends His Career Amid Pressure



BANGKOK — Thailand’s best-known TV personality Sorayuth Suthassanachinda announced he will end his 20-year career under pressure to step down after he was convicted of fraud.

Cop Caught Red-Handed Filming Up Student’s Skirt



LAMPANG — A policeman in the north was gently fined for filming up a student’s skirt inside a convenience store yesterday.

Channel 3 Under Pressure to Pull Convicted Host Sorayuth



BANGKOK — Pressure mounted today on the management of Channel 3 after its most famous TV presenter returned to the airwaves one day after being convicted of embezzling millions of baht from a previous employer.

Police Call for Tougher Immigration Measures in Aftermath of Rape



BANGKOK — A top police official urged tougher security checks on migrant workers in the wake of the rape and assault of two French tourists allegedly by five Cambodian workers in eastern Thailand.

Street Man Beaten to Death, Dumped in Canal by Drunks



BANGKOK — Pankacha Khlonkrata and three of his friends, all drunk, were walking near Hua Lamphong Railway Station when they found Teera Phromkot lying in the street.

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