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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Thais Working in Korea Are Dying in Droves

SEOUL  — Dozens of Thai nationals have frozen to death in Korea in this year, pointing to a worrying trend, the Thai Embassy in Seoul disclosed Tuesday night.

Both Parents Charged Over Line Group Toddler Rape

PHITSANULOK — Police said Monday said they now have in custody a mother and stepfather accused of sexually assaulting their toddler and selling the footage to a Line group they’ve traced to Bangkok.

Century-Old Shophouses Destroyed in Bangkok Old Town

BANGKOK — Residents in the old quarter of Bangkok had to flee their homes early Monday morning after a fire broke out and destroyed over a dozen historic shophouses.

Family Cremates Cadet Son, Buries Autopsy Results

CHONBURI — The family of an 19-year-old army recruit has decided not to make public the results of his autopsy as his remains were to be scattered Monday.

Mom & Dad Rape Toddler, Sell Footage to Line Group: Police

PHITSANULOK — A woman was in police custody Saturday and her husband on the run after they were accused of sexually abusing their toddler son and selling the footage to a private Line group.

Woman Blames Bad Click For 150,000B Bangkok Hotel Bill. Then Her Story Got Weirder.

BANGKOK — A woman says an accidental swipe on her smartphone cost her 150,000 baht when she inadvertently booked a residence that turned out not to exist.

Provincial Airport Closed as Southern Flood Toll Rises

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — A southern provincial airport remained closed a second day Thursday as two more bodies were recovered from deadly floodwaters, bringing the death toll from the regional flooding crisis to eight.
Wattana Poomarej, 62, today in Bangkok.

Hospital Bomber Sentenced to 27 Years

BANGKOK — The man who set a bomb injuring 21 at an army-run hospital was sentenced Wednesday to 27 years in prison for ...

Epilepsy Blamed for Crash That Kills 2, Injures 15

PATTAYA — Two people were killed and 15 injured Monday morning after a black truck plowed through nearly a dozen motorbikes on Pattaya Tai Road.

Southern Flooding Claims First Victim (Video)

TRANG — A nurse driving to work early Friday morning died when a storm surge swept her car off a bridge and into a canal where she drowned.

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