PHEU THAI Party today (March 25) debunked a claim by an American citizen who ran the red light and killed two Thai students just as they were crossing the street near Miami Beach, Florida, on March 18 that he was “mentally ill” believing that this is an excuse to get a lenient sentence, Amarin
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Policeman killed in clash with insurgents at Pattani
A CLASH that erupted during a raid to arrest a suspect wanted on security-related offences in Pattani resulted in the death of a policeman and one of the insurgents, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Oct. 7). At 3 p.m. today a police team from Sai Buri station surrounded an area in Village No.
Read moreBritish woman stabbed to death in Cambodia
By BBC and Khmer Times A 34-YEAR-OLD British woman was stabbed to death in Cambodia in what police describe as a “love triangle” killing. Jessica Cariad Hopkins, believed to be from Harpenden, Hertfordshire, was found in a park in the Chamkar Mon district of Phnom Penh on Friday, the police general commissariat said. Kidikila
Read moreStorm knocks down tree killing boy at Trat while typhoon lands in China’s Hainan island
By Naewna and AP – published by Yahoo!News A STRONG storm blowing through eastern Trat province uprooted a large Thai blueberry tree at a fruit orchard which then fell on a hut killing a 10-year-old boy playing there, Naewna newspaper said today (June 14). The incident occurred at 10.28 a.m. at Khlong On village,
Read moreFar-South insurgents ambush defence volunteers killing two of them
INSURGENTS in the three southern border provinces ambushed defence volunteers twice overnight (Apr. 27-28) killing two of them and seriously injuring a third official and also set a vehicle ablaze, TV Channel 7 said this morning. The first incident occurred at around 10.11 p.m. in Yarang district of Pattani when an unknown number of
Read moreSuspected killer of ex-Khmer MP brought from Battambang to Bangkok
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EKALAK PAENOI, the ex-Marine gunman suspected to have killed a former Cambodian MP in Bangkok has been brought back from Battambang to the Thai capital today (Jan.11), police said. The lone gunman who wore a bulletproof jacket and handcuffs was brought from Battambang aboard a Thai police helicopter under custody
Read moreEx-Khmer MP killed in Bangkok allegedly at order of powers-that-be in Phnom Penh
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF a powerful regime in Phnom Penh could possibly have masterminded clandestine, cross-border missions to fatally muffle Cambodian dissidents abroad with yesterday’s murder of a former Khmer MP in Bangkok for instance, Fair MP Kannavee Suebsang said today (Jan.8). The Thai lawmaker was responding to the killing of
Read moreHighway policeman dies after red-light jumping trailer-truck hits his vehicle
A HIGHWAY policeman was killed after the pickup truck he was driving was hit by a trailer-truck that jumped the red light at an intersection in Nakhon Ratchasima province with the driver trying to flee but finally arrested, TV Channel 7 said this evening (June 22). Pol. Sgt. Maj. Nopparat Jarakratok was on his
Read more‘Chatuchak mother’ wins the hearts of netizens
By Naewna and Agencies – published by CNA THE BIG fire that ripped through over a hundred shops at Chatuchak weekend market on Tuesday morning (June 11) killing more than 1,000 pets and exotic animals also left scores injured with one of them, a cat nicknamed “Chatuchak mother”, helping attract attention to their plight,
Read moreMinistry slams showing video of Thai being brutally killed at UN
THE Thai Foreign Ministry today (Oct. 29) criticised the showing of a gruesome video of a Thai being brutally killed by a Hamas fighter at the UN General Assembly last Thursday, Naewna newspaper said. Israel’s UN envoy Gilad Erdan showed the 193-member General Assembly the brief video that he said showed a Hamas fighter
Read morePoliceman killed in gunfight with drug runner
A NARCOTICS Suppression Bureau policeman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with a drug trafficker who was likewise shot dead with another policeman injured in a car chase in Chaing Rai province yesterday (Sep. 19) that ended with around 5-6 million methamphetamine pills plus some crystal methamphetamine (Ice) being seized, TV Channel 7
Read moreDriver fleeing arrest crashes into duck coop killing over a hundred birds
A DRIVER of a Bangkok-registered van filled with illegal migrants zoomed off after a highway police team signalled to stop for a search leading to a wild chase that ended up with the van slamming into a duck coop killing 120 of these birds, Amarin TV said this evening (Sep. 15). The police team
Read more4 runners die, over 30 hurt in hillside bus crash
A BUS carrying a large number of runners ran off the road and plunged down a cliff while coming down a hill in Sisaket province killing four athletes and injuring over 30 others today (July 9), TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. The bus was taking the runners participating in “Suranaree Trail Running
Read moreBoyfriend hunted in death of Ukrainian woman
POLICE are tracking down a Polish man who is likely heading for the Thai-Cambodian border after his Ukrainian girlfriend was found dead in a Bangkok condo this afternoon (May 15), TV Channel 7 said this evening. The body of the unidentified 27-year-old Ukrainian woman was found in a condo at Charoen Rat road, Bang
Read moreDriving instructor surrenders after killing highway policeman
A DRIVING instructor who fled in fear after his sedan hit and killed a motorcycle-riding highway policeman on Bang Pa-in-Bang Phli stretch of Kanchanapisek expressway has now surrendered to police, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Feb. 24). Killed in the crash that occurred at 4.30 p.m. yesterday was Pol. Sgt. Setthakan Loykhampom after he
Read moreFormer senior Pattaya official’s nephew surrenders after killing British engineer
THE NEPHEW of a former deputy mayor of Pattaya surrendered to police today (Jan. 7) after shooting to death a British engineer in a road rage row, TV Channel 7 said. Provincial Police Region 2’s investigation team joined Huay Yai police station in arresting Mr. Apichat (surname withheld), 32, after being contacted by Mr.
Read moreChinese woman stabbed to death in fight over Russian boyfriend
A CHINESE woman died in a shopping mall bathroom after being stabbed 27 times by another Chinese woman in a fight over a Russian boyfriend the former stole from the latter, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 23). The killing took place in a public restroom at Urban Square Shopping Centre, Soi Prachachuen 12,
Read moreChadchart tells hit-and-run driver who killed street-sweeper to surrender
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Oct. 10) urged a hit-and-run driver who killed a female street-sweeper on Saturday to surrender warning that a hunt for him continues, Sanook.com said. Ms. Somsri Yimchalam, who was employed as a street-sweeper by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) Cleaning and Parks Department, died after being hit by a vehicle while
Read moreBusinessman shot dead outside Khon Kaen Airport
A MOBILE PHONE businessman was shot dead on the road at the entrance of Khon Kaen Airport before dawn today (Oct. 9) after having driven there in his car to hold talks with two other men who had come in a separate car, Matichon newspaper said. He was identified as Mr. Phanom Thipratanamongkol, 40,
Read more3 Laotian women die as van slams into truck in Rayong
A VAN carrying 14 Laotians rammed into a 10-wheel truck that had stopped at a red light in Klaeng district of Rayong province at 3 a.m. this morning (Jan. 26) killing three women from the neighbouring country, Sanook.com said. A police team from Klaeng station together with Buddhist volunteers and Sawang Phon Charity Foundation
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