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Disgraced ex-police chief of Saudi jewels case fame dies
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/11/2023
» Chalor Kerdthes, the ex-police commissioner convicted of murder in connection with the high-profile Saudi royal jewellery theft case almost three decades ago, died on Friday at the age of 85.
Chalor, ex-top cop convicted in Saudi jewel theft, dies at 85
Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2023
» Chalor Kerdthes, the ex-police commissioner convicted for murder in connection with the high-profile Saudi royal jewellery theft case almost three decades ago, passed away on Friday at the age of 85.
A gruesome reminder
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 25/05/2023
» A few weeks ago, suspected serial killer Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, dubbed "Aem Cyanide", shook Thai society when it was revealed she had poisoned all 15 of her victims. Despite the fact that she has not legally acknowledged her involvement in the murders, her response has sparked fury on social media. She seems unconcerned about the law, and once again, some have questioned the legitimacy of Thai law and punishments.
Gunman kills three at village fund panel meet
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/06/2022
» Phrae: A 62-year-old man was arrested yesterday for shooting and killing three members of a village fund committee during a meeting in Muang district in what was believed to be a personal conflict, police said.
Three alleged suppliers to Phuket drug trade arrested
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/04/2022
» Three people who allegedly supplied illicit drugs to dealers in Phuket and nearby southern provinces have been arrested in two separate operations in Songkhla.
Hill farmers swap opium for coffee
Business, Rina Chandran, Published on 22/11/2019
» DOI TUNG: Somchai Sophonsookpaiboon does not remember much about his younger years, except that they were spent in an opium haze.
Senate hopefuls pick 200 candidates
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/12/2018
» The Senate candidacy process has concluded with 200 candidates rounded off for final selection by the regime amid complaints of vote-swapping and vote-buying.
Ex-cop linked to Saudi gems case held in slaying
Published on 12/10/2018
» A former police officer linked to the notorious Saudi gems scandal more than two decades ago was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a petrol station owner in Sa Kaeo.
Moulded by music
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 04/12/2017
» His trembling hands work with bamboo wood and turn it into Thai xylophone and gong wong mallets. Despite difficulties as a result of a stroke he suffered years ago, Chalor Jaichuen, one of the country's last craftsmen who still makes Thai xylophone and gong wong mallets by hand, maintains the dexterity of an expert.
The faces of the disappeared
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/02/2017
» From time to time, one comes across a news report about a man or a woman, killed for demanding their rights or standing in the way of influential figures.