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Rifles, Ivory Found in Construction Magnate’s Home

BANGKOK — A well-publicized raid on the home of a powerful construction firm president’s home turned up ivory and weapons which officers said were all in order.
Photo: Matt Mangam / Flickr

‘Tiger Temple’ to Reopen as Tiger Zoo

KANCHANABURI — Thailand's most infamous tiger petting zoo may not have used up its nine lives when it was raided and shut down following gruesome discoveries two years ago.
An investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing in February. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press

SET, Global Markets Tumble as Wall Street Sees More Losses

LONDON — The Thai exchange and stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that ...
Premchai Karnasuta, far left, sits in the campsite where he was found on Feb. 5 with the remains of a leopard, panther and other wildlife in the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province.

Italian-Thai President Charged With Poaching Wild Animals

KANCHANABURI — A construction company mogul and three other men were charged Tuesday with poaching a leopard, panther and other wildlife in a sanctuary.

Pattaya-Bangkok Weekend Air-Conditioned Train to Run in March

BANGKOK — An air-conditioned passenger train will begin operating from the capital to Pattaya next month, state railway authorities said Monday.

Pattaya Woman Accuses Police of Rape – Twice (Video)

PATTAYA — A policeman and another man accused of raping and extorting a woman for money while wearing police uniforms turned themselves in Monday, authorities said.

All-Star Junta Scandals Take Field at TU-CU Match

BANGKOK — A university football match became the talk of town Saturday for action off the field: a pre-match satirical parade.
Some of the 39 people charged with violating a public assembly law by rallying too close to a royal palace appeared Friday morning in Bangkok.

Police Will Seek Immediate Jailing of #MBK39

BANGKOK — Anti-junta protesters Friday asked police to delay reading charges against them after learning they would immediately be taken to court and possibly ...

Africans, Indians Arrested in Latest Raid on ‘Black People’ (Video)

BANGKOK — Police said they arrested 10 “black people” for various offenses early Thursday morning in an operation they described as racially motivated.

Media Guild Sexual Harassment Verdict Criticized

BANGKOK — Tuesday’s decision by the largest journalist organization to clear a news director of sexual harassment was criticized by advocates for women’s rights.

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