Russian women arrested for prostitution in Phuket
Patong police in Phuket Province detained two Russian women, ages 18 and 23, after an investigation revealed that they were secretly selling sex. Police officers searched the female visitors’ hotel…
Former police chief indicted over Red Bull hit and run case
The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has agreed to indict former police chief, Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmuang, former deputy attorney-general, Nate Naksuk, and six other individuals with malfeasance in office…
Thai woman arrested as murder gang flee to Cambodia
Pol. Gen. Thanee Chuwong, deputy commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police, briefed on Tuesday the investigative progress in the case of a Taiwanese man, Mr. Shih Mou Chiang, who was…
Parenting advice Youtuber Ruby Franke sentenced to 60 years for child abuse
A Utah woman whose harsh parenting advice built her a massive YouTube following has been sentenced to four to 60 years in prison. Ruby Franke, 42, previously pleaded guilty to…
Swiss Man has admitted to killing his wife in Nakhon Ratchasima
A Swiss man, identified as Mr. Roland, has confessed to killing his Thai wife, Ms. Orathai Posingam, who had inherited 13 million baht from her first Swiss husband. She went…
Cabinet scrap ridiculous rule where school teachers have to act as night guards after female teacher assaulted
The Thai cabinet scrapped an old school practice today, which had been imposed since 1999. It requires at least one teacher to take turns to be posted at their schools…
Manhunt underway in Illinois as 7 people murdered
Seven people have been found shot dead in two houses in Illinois, US police say, and a manhunt for a suspected gunman is under way. Police said they are seeking…
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…