Maid Arrested For Trolling Policewomen on Facebook
BANGKOK — Not everyone gets a chance to confront their online troll face-to-face, but a policewoman did Thursday morning.
Dike Repaired as Prayuth Arrives in Flooded Khon Kaen
BANGKOK — Just a few hours before Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha touched down to survey flood-devastated Khon Kaen this afternoon, local officials repaired a...
Army Captain Charged With Missing Daughter’s Murder
SISAKET — A family finally has closure after searching three months for their daughter and hope for justice as an army captain was charged with her murder Monday.
Family Chases False Leads, Psychics in Drawn-Out Search For Daughter
UBON RATCHATHANI — After three months and a series of false leads, a family’s search for their missing daughter could be over after an army officer was implicated in her disappearance and the latest of three bodies were discovered in a forest.
14 Arrested in More Raids Targeting ‘Black People’
BANGKOK — Fourteen people were arrested Saturday evening as raids targeting a specific racial group continued across Bangkok.
Sweeps for people of African origin were...
52 Arrested in Bangkok Raid Targeting ‘Black People’
BANGKOK — Fifty-two people were arrested early Monday morning in Bangkok in a police raid targeting only black foreign nationals.
A search in 10 areas...
Taiwanese Customers Shut Inside Siam Square Salon For Not Paying
BANGKOK — It took two diplomats, an online culture lesson and a stuffed animal to smooth a Pacific Rim feud that flared up between two Taiwanese women the Bangkok salon owner they refused to pay.
8 Years Since Last Thai Execution, Future of Death Penalty Uncertain
BANGKOK — Those campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty may take solace in the fact that no one has been executed for eight years. There have been no actual executions, but a senior government official said it’s simply impossible to predict when capital punishment will be abolished in Thailand.
More Arrests Sought in 197 Million Yen Heist
BANGKOK — Five men accused of stealing a large amount of Japanese currency from two businessmen were taken to a parking lot Friday morning where they led police through a ritual “re-enactment” of their alleged crime.
4 Arrested in 197 Million Yen Robbery Case
BANGKOK — Four suspects were arrested Thursday in connection with the robbery of two businessmen who were beaten and mugged of 197 million yen, police said.