Thai man goes berserk and attacks foreign tourists in Pattaya
Police officers from Na Jomtien Police Station in Chonburi Province and Pattaya Tourist Police identified the man in CCTV footage after someone reported that he used a firearm to intimidate…
Thai police arrest leader of credit card skimming gang
Originally targeting pickpocketing gangs focusing on foreign tourists at the Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok, the operation unearthed a more sophisticated and systemic approach to credit card theft. The alleged…
French police officers given suspended sentences for brutal assault
Three French police officers have been given suspended jail sentences for assaulting a black man with a baton in a north-west Paris suburb. One officer received a 12-month suspended sentence…
Bangkok to Chiang Mai train smashes into truck and kills driver instantly
A fast train heading for Chiang Mai smashed into a ten-wheel truck just before reaching Chum Saeng station in Nakhon Sawan at 7.34 p.m. last night with the driver killed…
Top cop gets nabbed for selling drugs outside police station
A police officer was arrested shortly after he had allegedly literally delivered speed pills in return for money just outside the police station where he had been stationed in Nakhon…
Another construction worker dies in Bangkok as part of crane collapses
A construction worker was killed and another one badly injured when a sling broke, causing the basket of a crane suspended in the air to collapse on Rama II Road…
Army sergeant shoots dead two petrol station workers in Nakhon Phanom
An army sergeant is being questioned in connection with the fatal shootings of two petrol station workers in Nakhon Phanom last month. On Wednesday afternoon, police detained the soldier attached…
Russian authorities make controversial decision to kill dogs
Dog-lovers are racing to save hundreds of stray dogs in Russia’s Far East, because of a decision by authorities to start putting them down. Eighteen have been culled so far…
5 boys aged 13 – 16 accused of murdering mentally handicapped woman in Sa Kaeo
The parents and guardians of five boys, aged 13-16, who are accused of fatally assaulting a mentally-challenged woman on January 10th in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, were asked…
Two huge lithium deposits found in Phang-nga province
Two rich lithium deposits have been found in Phang-nga province, with potential for use in the production lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, Deputy Government Spokesperson Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri said today.…