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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

British National Jumps to Death At BKK Airport: Police



BANGKOK — A U.K. citizen fell to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport early Friday morning in an apparent suicide.

Fireworks Shop Raided After Two Students Die



BANGKOK — Military and police officers raided a firework shop in the Bangkok suburbs today after two college students were killed last night by homemade explosives reportedly bought there.

Rider Dies When Fireworks Explode Motorbike



BANGKOK — A college student was killed and another injured in the Bangkok suburbs last night after homemade explosives they were transporting by motorcycle accidentally exploded.

‘Praewa’ Ordered to Pay 30 Million Baht to Van Crash Victims

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — A woman who killed nine people in a 2010 car crash was ordered by a civil court today to pay 30 million baht in compensation to her victims and their families.

Accused Danish Police Impostor Changes Name, Returns to Pattaya, Gets Arrested

PATTAYA — A Danish man who fled the country after allegedly posing as a police officer to help a pedophile was arrested in Pattaya yesterday.

Tourists Warned as Pickpockets Get to Work on Loy Krathong



CHIANG MAI — Gaze at the lanterns, watch the floats, mind your pocket.

Impatient, Drunk Customer Files Complaint by Torching Shop



PRACHINBURI — What started as an argument about slow service at a grocery store in Prachinburi province escalated into a casual act of arson yesterday, the shop’s owner told police.

Women Accused of Drugging Farangs with Xanax-Spiked Breasts



PATTAYA — Pattaya police accused two women today of spiking drinks and their breasts with drugs to incapacitate two tourists and rob them.

3 Months After Attack, Bangkok Bombing Suspects Charged



BANGKOK — After nearly three months in military custody, two Uighur men accused of staging Bangkok’s deadliest terror attack in memory were charged in court today.

Facebookers Face 8 Years in Jail for Criticizing Krabi Cops



KRABI — Police officers in southern Thailand have charged two people with libel and other offenses for criticizing the police force online.

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