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US firm settles Thai bribery case
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/09/2024
» The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.
Police hunt source of cyanide in hotel deaths
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/07/2024
» Police are looking for the source of the cyanide used in the killing of six Vietnamese people at a hotel in Bangkok early this week.
Parents to face charges over child sex clips
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/06/2024
» The father of a 5-year-old girl will press charges against the parents of two 12-year-old girls who made the young child engage in sex acts with a 7-year-old boy while they filmed them.
Man charged with paying children to drink
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2024
» A man who admitted paying a 13-year-old girl to drink alcohol at an ordination ceremony, leading to her collapsing into a coma, has surrendered to police.
School directors jailed over bribes
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/04/2024
» The former director and deputy director of Samsenwittayalai School have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking bribes from six parents in exchange for enrolling their children in 2017.
French woman arrested for alleged B200m kidnap plot
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/04/2024
» A French woman has been arrested at a hotel in Bangkok on suspicion of masterminding a plot to kidnap the daughter of a prominent businesswoman in exchange for a 200-million-baht ransom.
Fare hike to tackle taxi mafia
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/03/2024
» The Professional Association of Public Taxi Motorists has asked the Transport Ministry for permission to increase the starting fare rate at Mo Chit 2 bus station to 50 baht while urging it to solve the problem of illegal taxis.
Phuket beach road reopens after protest
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/03/2024
» A development company has reopened a public road giving access to Phuket's Laem Nga beach following a public protest by local residents over its closure.
Police probing sex charge bribe claim
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/12/2023
» Police will investigate a claim by a German national that he paid a one-million-baht bribe to authorities in exchange for his release from a paedophilia charge, police said on Sunday.
TEST YOURSELF: Waste warriors
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2023
» Thailand’s waste collectors risk injury to keep the city clean.