Spinster Suckers Senior Saps with Sex Scam, Police Say
CHIANG MAI — A 46-year-old woman is accused of devising a particularly effective scheme for robbing men, one they might be too embarrassed to tell anyone about – especially their wives.
Thailand Seizes Assets of Officials Suspected of Human Trafficking
BANGKOK — Authorities have seized over 60 million baht in assets from officials charged with human trafficking, the government said today.
Cop Accused of Beating Taxi Driver and Firing Into Air Outside RCA
BANGKOK — A 27-year-old police officer is under arrest for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver with his friends and firing his handgun into the air seven times early this morning near a popular nightlife area in the capital.
Police Link Bomb Attack to Uighurs, Deep South and Thai Politics
BANGKOK — Domestic and international politics motivated those who last month bombed one of Bangkok’s landmark attractions, police said today as they laid out the attack's links to a Chinese ethnic group, separatists in Thailand’s Deep South and a radical Redshirt bombmaker.
Police Return to 'Karadag' as Bangkok Bomber
BANGKOK — Police investigating last month’s bombing of Bangkok's Erawan Shrine now believe they already have their most wanted man in custody.
Police Seize Booze, Aston Martin and Alleged Tax Dodger
CHONBURI — What started as a call on a noisy house party reportedly turned into discovery of a hoard of untaxed alcohol, tobacco and a sports car, which the Thai state sees as at least 1.2 million baht in lost revenue.
Koh Tao Murders: Defense Team Pleads for More Time
SURAT THANI — Lawyers for two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao appealed for more time on Thursday to prove they were scapegoats innocent of the brutal, high-profile murders.
Police Chief Plays Down Bombing Suspect’s Alleged Confession
BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Police commander today dismissed an alleged confession by a suspect already in custody that he was the bomber behind the attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok last month.
Bangkok Bombers Not in Malaysian Custody, Deputy Police Chief Rules
BANGKOK — Malaysian authorities have not arrested the two bombers behind the bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok last month, said Thailand’s deputy police chief, who reportedly flew to Malaysia without his boss’ knowledge.
Horror Film May ‘Destroy’ Buddhism, Activists Warn
BANGKOK — Buddhist hardliners urged the Ministry of Culture today to censor an upcoming horror film that shows a Buddhist novice behaving in ways they find offensive.
