Floundering Bomb Investigation Deepens Doubts About Competency
By Todd Ruiz
BANGKOK — Less than a year after Thailand’s last high-profile criminal investigation left observers scratching their heads, the competency and professionalism of its police are under a new level of scrutiny, only this time much more is at stake.
BANGKOK — Less than a year after Thailand’s last high-profile criminal investigation left observers scratching their heads, the competency and professionalism of its police are under a new level of scrutiny, only this time much more is at stake.
Soldiers Bust Illegal Sidewalk Bars in Pattaya
CHONBURI — Thirty soldiers and city workers dismantled streetside bar stalls said to be operating without a license in the resort town of Pattaya last night.
Police Refute Report Linking Escaped Uighurs to Bangkok Bombing
SA KAEO — Three Uighur refugees who escaped from a detention facility in Sa Kaeo province in April were not related to the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, police asserted today, contradicting a newspaper claim.
Rape, Robbery Suspect Kills Himself After Hot Pursuit in Songkhla
SONGKHLA — A police pursuit for a man wanted on rape, theft and robbery charges ended in the suicide of the suspect in southern Thailand yesterday.
Thai Negotiator Declares Meeting with Southern Separatists a 'Success'
BANGKOK — The head of a team of negotiators dispatched to Malaysia to parley with a group purportedly representing southern insurgents declared his mission a success today.
12 Men Rescued from Pig Farm Slavery
NAKHON PATHOM — A dozen men have been rescued from slavery at a pig farm west of the Thai capital, prompting police officials to hand out administrative slaps on the wrist yesterday to five officers for failing to combat trafficking.
No British Police Report for Koh Tao Defense, UK Court Rules
LONDON — Two Myanmar workers on trial in Thailand for the murder of two British tourists should not be given access to a confidential British police report about the case, a British judge ruled on Tuesday.
Bangkok Bombing: Cabbie Recalls Taking ‘Foreigner’ to Hua Lamphong
BANGKOK — A taxi driver who reportedly picked up the lead suspect in last week’s Erawan Shrine bombing told the press today he’s confident the man was a foreigner.
Bangkok Bombing: City Officials Bridle at Claims of Broken CCTVs
BANGKOK — A day after the Royal Thai Police chief blamed his so-far fruitless investigation into the Erawan Shrine bombing on faulty security cameras, city officials today accused him of wild exaggeration, insisting nearly all its cameras work.
No Longer Whole, a Family Buries its Dead and Waits for Answers
BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia — They planned the trip on a whim. The family pastry business was going to close down for the long weekend, and Lim Saw Gek, 49, decided to wrangle the relatives together for a quick trip up to Thailand. As always, it was an open invitation. Anyone who could manage to steal away for the four-day vacation was welcome to join.
