PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said this afternoon (Apr. 12) after attending the Cabinet meeting that it is the same group of people who threw two ping-pongs across the gate of the First Infantry Regiment on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road where his residence is located on Sunday night with suspects already in sight, Matichon newspaper said. He
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Police looking for clues over token bomb attack outside First Infantry Regiment
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR clues over Sunday’s token attack with ping-pong bombs outside a major Bangkok army barracks which locates Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s home. National Security Council secretary-general Supot Malaniyom said the police were collecting pieces of evidence and making inquiries with witnesses pertaining to the event in which two
Read moreChinese woman slashes hotelier at Chiang Mai police station
THERE was panic at Chang Phueak police station in Chiang Mai today (Feb.19) when a Chinese woman suddenly drew a knife and slashed a hotelier on his left forearm three times in a row over room rent, Sanook.com said. The attack occurred in front Pol. Lt. Col. Khanong Kunarup, the investigating officer, who was
Read moreNYC man charged in brutal mugging of Thai model has extensive arrest record
By Tamar Lapin, Joe Marino and Melissa Klein, New York Post A NEW YORK CITY man has been busted for the horrifying November attack on an aspiring Thai model on a Herald Square subway platform, police said on Saturday. Kevin Douglas, 40, was charged on Thursday with second-degree robbery, third-degree robbery and second-degree assault,
Read moreEx-boyfriend bashes up new partner, drags woman away
A COUPLE driving down a road in Samrong area of Samut Prakan province were attacked this afternoon (Jan. 10) by the woman’s ex-boyfriend who had followed them with his three friends and attacked them when they had stopped at the red light, Sanook.com said this evening. Upon being alerted of the attack at around
Read moreRescuer punched up in territorial conflict on New Year’s Eve
A RESCUER from Ruamkatanyu Foundation filed a complaint with police in Prachin Buri province today (Jan. 2) that he had been attacked by rescuers from another foundation who were angry over him having brought a woman badly injured in an accident to hospital from an area they claimed to be their territory, Matichon newspaper
Read moreMan dressed as Joker terrorises Tokyo train
By Reuters staff, published by The Denver Gazette Tokyo (Reuters) – A 24-year-old man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening, injuring about 10 people as many party-goers headed into the city centre for Halloween gatherings, media reported. Police arrested the suspected attacker on the spot, media
Read moreTeenagers held in Squid Game copycat attack on Chiang Mai resident
CHIANG MAI police arrested two teengagers who are members of the Caesar gang for attacking a resident at night in imitation of the survival thriller Squid Game that is a smash hit on Netflix, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 12). Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai, head of Provincial Police Region 5, and Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read moreHunt for foreigner after masseuse gets in seriously injured in attack
KHON KAEN police are hunting for an unidentified foreign man who is a suspect in the attack on a masseuse at a Thai massage parlour in Mueang district that left her seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 1). Pol. Col. Preecha Kengsarikit, the superintendent of Muaeng Khon Kaen police station, said the
Read moreAfghanistan: US says drone strike killed IS-K planner
By BBC THE US military says it believes it has killed a planner for the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group in a drone strike in the east of the country. The suspected member of the IS-K group was targeted in Nangarhar province. IS-K said it had carried out an attack outside Kabul airport
Read moreMyanmar junta attacks western town that resisted coup
By Grant Peck, AP, published by US News & World Report THE US and British embassies in Myanmar expressed concern about reports of fierce government attacks on a town in western Chin state, where the ruling junta declared martial law because of armed resistance to military rule. The fighting began around 6 a.m. Saturday
Read moreMyanmar troops start firing at Shans opposite Chiang Rai
AFTER the month-long ceasefire declared by the Myanmar junta ended yesterday (April 18) troops of the fast-moving battalion 314 from Aung Mai Two base fired two K120mm mortars into the Shan State Army’s area of control near the border at Chiang Rai province, Sanook.com said this morning (April 19). The mortars hit Ban Pang Kwai
Read moreTrump impeachment trial could end today, conviction seen unlikely
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report Washington – Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial could conclude on Saturday, leaving a divided US Senate to decide whether the former president incited his supporters to attack the US Capitol on Jan. 6 in a last-ditch effort to stay in power after his November election
Read moreUDD trio acquitted of lethal grenade attack
The Criminal Court on Monday cleared three former members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) of involvement in a grenade attack that killed five soldiers, including Col Romklao Tuwatham, and injured many others during the violent street protests against Abhisit Vejjajiva’s government in 2010. The court acquitted Suksek Poltue, Pornkamol Buachatkhao, alias
Read moreProtest guard leader blasts police over bomb attack
THE leader of We Volunteer (WeVo) guards lambasted the police in a Facebook post for not making any progress in a bomb attack against the group on New Year’s Eve, Sanook.com reported today (Jan 5). Mr. Piyarat Jongthep, or Toto, wrote that in the middle of that night two men riding a motorcycle zoomed in
Read moreDrug-crazed jobless man held for slashing delivery woman
AN unemployed man who was high on drugs when he was arrested today (Dec. 14) for slashing of the arm of a GrabFood delivery woman in Udon Thani province last Saturday confessed to having done so to vent his anger after being cheated by an online company which did not send the goods he had
Read moreUdon Thani gripped by fear after second slashing attack
JUST days after a man nicknamed Jack randomly stabbed women and children while riding around Udon Thani city on a motorcycle killing two persons and injuring six another slashing attack took place last night with the victim this time being a GrabFood delivery woman, Amarin TV reported today (Dec. 13). The knife attack occurred in
Read moreParis attack: Two hurt in stabbing near former Charlie Hebdo office
By BBC TWO PEOPLE have been seriously hurt in a knife attack in Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, officials say. A suspect has been detained in the nearby Bastille area. A second suspect has also been arrested, reports say. Anti-terrorism police have taken over the investigation. A security cordon
Read moreOwner carries dead pet dog to report attack by 3 Rottweilers
THE heart-broken owner of a six-year-old Thai Bangkaew dog carried his body to Krabi police station to report an attack by three Rottweilers after he ran out to help a cat that they were chasing, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (21.9.2020). Ms. Ruthairat Wongviwat, 38, said the attack took place on Saturday afternoon (Sept.19) while
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