Prayuth Offers Second DNA Test to Koh Tao Suspects
BANGKOK — Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha offered to carry out another DNA test for the Burmese migrant workers accused of murdering two British tourists in southern Thailand last month as doubts about Thai police's investigation into the case remain high.
Rights Group Urges Prosecution of Troops For Killing Teenager in Deep South
BANGKOK — An international human rights organization has called on the Thai government to prosecute the army ranger who confessed to killing a 14-year-old Muslim boy in southern Thailand last month.
Thai Court Drops Defamation Case Against British Activist
BANGKOK — A Thai court has dropped a criminal defamation case against a British human rights activist who reported on labour abuses committed by a Thai fruit processing company.
Thai Police Bust Chinese Ponzi Scheme
BANGKOK — Thai police arrested three members of a Chinese gang that used a Ponzi scheme to scam up to 6,000 million baht from thousands of people in China, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Police Arrest Underwear Burglar
SUKHOTHAI – Police have arrested a 21-year-old man caught on camera stealing underwear from a local female teacher in Sukhothai province.
Court Upholds 37-Year Jail Sentence for Dutch Pedophile
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Supreme Court upheld the 37-year prison sentence of a Dutch man convicted of sexually abusing and illegally detaining a 12-year-old Thai boy.
Groom Arrested During Wedding Ceremony
PATUM THANI — A Thai couple’s wedding ceremony was unexpectedly interrupted when police arrested the groom for drug and attempted murder charges and then denied the 30-year-old man bail.
Beach Parties in Surat Thani Banned, Except For Full Moon Celebration
SURAT THANI – The governor of Surat Thani has ordered a ban on all beach parties in the southern province, except for the world-renowned full moon party, to minimize crimes against tourists after two British backpackers were brutally murdered on a resort island last month.
Suspect Confesses to Japanese Murders: Police
SAMUT PRAKAN – Police say a taxi driver has confessed to murdering the 79-year-old Japanese teacher whose remains were found in a canal this week, as well as the Japanese man his girlfriend was previously living with in 2003.
Daughter Urges Police to Re-investigate Father's Fatal 'Accident'
BANGKOK – The daughter of a Japanese man who "fell to his death" in 2003 has asked police to reopen their investigation after his former wife was recently charged with killing a 79-year-old Japanese teacher.
