LAW & ORDER

Dutchman sought by police in Thailand gets 28 years in jail in Peru

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:02:00 -0500

Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, wanted for questioning in Thailand for suspected sex trafficking, was sentenced to 28 years in a Peruvian prison on Friday for the murder of a young woman he met at a casino in Lima, prosecutors said.

Six wounded in rubber protest shooting

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:43:00 -0500

Five rubber farmers and one policeman were wounded when a man fired a gun at rubber farmers who had blockaded the main road in protest against falling rubber prices in Rattaphum district yesterday.

73 kgs of 'ice' drug found at Bangkok bus southern terminal

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:20:00 -0500

Six bags containing 73 kilogrammes of 'ice' or crystal methamphetamine were found left unattended at a Bangkok bus terminal, police said Wednesday.

Bath man held in Thailand jail over alleged drugs offences

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:40:00 -0500

A man, believed to be from Bath, is being held in Thailand on suspicion of drugs offences.

Bangkok illegal casino raided

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:01:00 -0500

About 100 metropolitan police raided one of the most well-known illegal casino in Bangkok and arrested 199 gamblers, Bangkok Post online reported on Wednesday.

MMA fighter Junie Browning surrenders to Phuket Police

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:59:00 -0500

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Junie Browning turned himself over the Chalong Police yesterday afternoon.

Photo shows Pheu Thai Party supporter resembling bomb suspect

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:02:00 -0500

Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said yesterday that he would ask the Information and Communications Technology Ministry to confirm that the photo was possibly doctored to smear the party by insinuating that the coalition leader may have set up the bomb incidents to elicit public sympathy.

Political party leader slain in South

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:55:00 -0500

The leader of the Prachatham Party and candidate in the July 3 general election was slain by gunmen in Narathiwat's Rangae district on Thursday night, but two of his attackers were killed by village volunteers, police said.

Sex trade lures girls in early teens

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:10:00 -0500

A recent upsurge in the number of underage girl prostitutes in some northeastern provinces is causing concern, a children's rights advocate group says.

Da Torpedo sentenced to 15 years for insulting monarchy

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0500

The Criminal Court has convicted Daranee "Da Torpedo" Charncherngsilapakul on three counts of committing lese majeste and sentenced her to 15 years in prison.

Phuket Police Hunt 'Lunatic' Brawling American Who Fought in Emergency Ward

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:42:00 -0500

Police have mounted a Phuket-wide hunt for an American man who started one brawl in a Phuket bar then continued it in the emergency treatment ward at Patong Hospital.

German charged for sexually abusing minors in Thailand while vacationing there

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:37:00 -0500

Police say a 51-year-old German man has been charged with sexually abusing minors in Thailand.

Woman caught smuggling 1.5kg of cocaine in her DREADLOCKS on flight to Bangkok

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:23:00 -0500

A woman was caught trying to smuggle 1.5 kilograms of cocaine in her dreadlocks on a flight to Bangkok, it was reported today. South African Nobanda Nolubabalo, 23, was arrested and held in Thailand's capital yesterday after customs officers allegedly noticed a suspicious white substance in her hair.

American man sentenced for Thai royal insult

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:10:00 -0500

A COURT in Thailand has sentenced a US citizen to two and a half years in prison for defaming the country's royal family.

Former PM Abhisit to be questioned in Thailand

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:24:00 -0500

Thai authorities have summoned former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for questioning over the deaths of protesters during a deadly crackdown last year.

Singaporean suspect in Bangkok stabbing 'may surrender soon'

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:17:00 -0500

Bangkok police received an anonymous phone call on Sunday, informing them that the Singaporean thought to have killed his wife's lover would surrender in a few days.

FROC, BMA in dock over handling of flood disaster

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:17:00 -0500

The Administrative Court will on Tuesday hear a petition filed by a Nonthaburi resident, accusing the government's Flood Relief Operations Command and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration of mismanaging the flood crisis.

Thai man sentenced to 20 years for insulting Thai monarchy

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:24:00 -0500

A retired Thai truck driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for sending text messages which a court deemed insulting to the country's monarchy, local media reported on Thursday.

Bomb attack wounds 9, including 3 monks, in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:49:00 -0500

Police say a remote-controlled bomb has exploded in violence-plagued southern Thailand, wounding nine people, including three monks.

Bomb, gun attacks kill six in Thai south: police

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:08:00 -0400

Suspected Muslim insurgents killed six people in a bomb and gun attack in Thailand's deep south on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a string of blasts to rock the region in recent weeks.