THE MURDER of a Prachin Buri provincial councillor at the house of veteran politician and current Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) president Sunthorn Wilawan, 85, last evening (Dec. 11) seems to have stemmed from a fierce argument on who should run for the key post in an upcoming election as revealed in an nine-minute-long video
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Hunt for Moroccan man wanted in murder of his ex-gay partner in Chiang Mai
THAI police have coordinated with their counterparts in Hong Kong to help track down a Moroccan man who is suspected to have murdered his former gay partner at his clinic in Chiang Mai, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 7). Mr. Thitikan (surname withheld), or Dr. Sammy, the owner of the popular clinic at Chiang
Read moreFriend confesses to killing prosecutor’s mother-in-law
A FRIEND of a woman found brutally murdered with her ring fingers cut off and dumped at a plantation in Rayong on Friday night has finally confessed to killing her after being shown a strand of hair found in the victim’s hand, Naewna and TV Channel 7 said this morning (Nov. 18). Pol. Maj.
Read moreYoung girl, dad killed after posting photo of new boyfriend on Facebook
A MYANMAR man who killed his 13-year-old former girlfriend and her father after she had posted a photo of her new boyfriend on Facebook page was today (Sept. 2) taken for crime reenactment in Mae Sot city, Tak province, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Cho, 24, had confessed to using a sharp object to
Read moreSpanish actor’s son jailed for life for grisly island murder
By AFP and published by CNA Koh Samui – A Thai court today (Aug. 29) jailed a famous Spanish actor’s son for life for the grisly murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon on Koh Phangan, in a lurid case that has gripped Spain. Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a 30-year-old chef, was found guilty of the
Read moreTransvestite hunted in brutal murder of student
POLICE are hunting for a transvestite in the brutal murder of a young university student who was badly assaulted before his body was set on fire at a dormitory in Bang Khen subdistrict, Nonthaburi city district, yesterday (Aug. 7), Amarin TV said today. Pol. Maj. Gen. Prathana Phaenpha, Nonthaburi provincial police chief, and Pol.
Read moreDisgruntled construction worker kills boss in Chiang Mai
A CONSTRUCTION worker who was annoyed at his boss for frequently telling him to redo his work at a house they were renovating in the middle of Chiang Mai city used his shovel to smash him to death today (July 27), Amarin TV said. Mae Ping police said a surveillance camera near this house
Read moreMurder-suicide case: Traces of cyanide found in suitcase
A DETAILED forensic examination of the belongings of six Vietnamese, two of them American nationals, who died in murder-suicide at a downtown luxury hotel last week revealed traces of cyanide in one of the suitcases, TV Channel 7 said this morning (July 25). Forensic test results of more than 70 items have just been
Read moreOne of six Vietnamese visitors poisoned the others and herself over investment: Police
POLICE have concluded that the six Vietnamese visitors, with two being American citizens, who died at a luxury downtown hotel yesterday (July 16) were poisoned by a woman in the group who died along with them over 10 million baht investment not yielding returns, Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers said this afternoon. Pol. Maj.
Read moreArrest warrants out for two suspects in murder at Soi LaSalle
POLICE are hunting for two members of a gang of 23 bikers who provoked and then killed a man in Soi LaSalle moments after he drove out of a restaurant with his friend at 3 a.m. last Saturday (June 29), Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 3). Pol. Maj. Gen. Nophasin Pulsawat, deputy chief
Read moreUpdate: Boyfriend saved from suicide attempt after killing girlfriend
THE TEENAGER who killed his equally young girlfriend then cut off her hands and dumped her body beneath Udon Ratthaya Expressway in Pathum Thani early this morning (June 5) was later saved from overdosing on psychiatric medication by his brother, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirasant Kaewsaengek, head of Provincial Police Region 1,
Read moreClues emerge in murder of young student
POLICE have got clues to the identity of the man who killed and cut off the hands of a young female student then dumped her body beneath Udon Ratthaya Expressway in Pathum Thani early this morning (June 5), Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. The naked body of the unidentified woman around 20
Read moreSecond Korean suspect in barrel murder of countryman arrested in Cambodia
CAMBODIAN authorities have arrested the second suspect in the murder of a countryman in Chonburi with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in a reservoir, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 14). The body of the victim was confirmed to be
Read moreOne of three suspects in murder of Korean man arrested but denies charges
METROPOLITAN and Provincial Police Region 2 are coordinating in investigating the murder of a Korean tourist in Pattaya with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in reservoir with one of three suspects, all Koreans, arrested and questioned in South Korea but
Read more3 Korean men wanted for murder of countryman
POLICE are getting ready to issue arrest warrants for three Korean men in the murder of a countryman with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in reservoir in Chonburi last night, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 12). The victim was
Read moreUpdate: Murder-mutilation of Japanese man ordered by Yakuza gang leader
THAI police have found out that a Yakuza gang leader had ordered the murder of a Japanese man, who was his subordinate, with his body parts discarded in secluded alleys in Nonthaburi, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 24). The abandoned warehouse where the victim was dismembered is just 500 metres away from spots
Read moreEx-village head, 15 policemen get jail for colleague’s murder at party
THE MURDER of a highway policeman at a party given by a former village headman in Mueang district of Nakhon Pathom province last September led to 15 policemen and seven civilians including the ex-village headman being jailed for 1.4-2 years for dereliction of duty and helping officers in wrongful conduct today (Apr. 9), Naewna
Read moreSuspect in murder of Taiwanese man arrested in Cambodia
CAMBODIAN police have arrested a Thai woman who together with four Taiwanese men are wanted in the murder of another Taiwanese man whose body was found at an abandoned restaurant on Suvarnabhumi Airport road 4 on Sunday (Feb. 25) with all five having fled to the neighbouring country within hours of his death, Naewna
Read moreHusband admits killing wife, burning her body
A THAI man was in tears upon being taken for crime reenactment this morning (Feb. 21) after confessing to killing his wife and burning her body while driving home after his birthday party on Feb. 18, Amarin TV, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. After Ms. Chollada Muthurong, or Nong Noon, 27, mysteriously
Read moreMurdered Thai woman’s family searching for her cell phone
THE FAMILY of a Thai woman whose second Swiss husband has confessed to having strangled her to death during an argument earlier this month searched for her mobile at the cornfield where her body was found, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 31). Ms. Orathai Posingam, 46, who went missing on the Jan. 8, had
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