Mahout Charged with Recklessness in Death of Scotsman
SAMUI — A mahout was charged Thursday with recklessness three days after his elephant killed a British man and injured his step-daughter on Koh Samui, according to local police.
Rape of Russian Woman Reported in Pattaya
PATTAYA — A Russian tourist said today she was drugged and raped by a Thai man in the resort town of Pattaya Thursday night.
Case Against Elderly Bridge Players Moves Forward
PATTAYA — Thirty-two elderly, bridge-playing foreigners will face the music and must defend their innocence in court, Pattaya police said today.
Pattaya Police Bust Bridge Playing Pensioners
PATTAYA — Almost three dozen mostly elderly bridge-playing Westerners found themselves the surprise targets of a vice crackdown in Pattaya.
Murder and Rape Reignites Death Penalty Campaign
BANGKOK — A horrific murder and rape in southern Thailand has sparked a campaign to prevent death sentences from being overturned for those convicted of deadly sexual assaults.
Spanish National Identified as Dismembered Man
BANGKOK — Five days after body parts started turning up in the Chao Phraya River, police said today they came from a Spanish man.
Man Falls to Death at Silom Complex
BANGKOK — A man who fell to death at Silom Complex Thursday afternoon has been described as suicide by police.
Teen Drowns After Plunging Into Reservoir on Motorbike
TRAT — A teen boy riding a motorbike plunged into a reservoir and drowned early this morning.
Vendors Shut Down Police Counterfeit Crackdown
SA KAEO — Police are licking their wounds after an enraged mob of vendors chased them away when they tried to seize fake goods at a market near the Cambodian border.
Speedboat Propeller Severs Tourist’s Leg
KRABI — A speed boat seriously injured two Russian tourists as they were snorkeling near Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Lee this morning.
