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Benz driver likely to avoid drink-driving charge (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/03/2016
» The driver of a Mercedes-Benz involved in a high-speed crash on Sunday in Ayutthaya that killed two post-graduate students will likely be spared a drink-driving charge, as questions arise about the handling of the investigation.
Section 44 solution to student violence?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/03/2016
» The Office of Vocational Education Commission (Ovec) has proposed Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha use his power under Section 44 of the interim constitution to pass tougher laws on vocational student brawls.
Bangkok building 'still strong' after fire
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/02/2016
» If a building has to burn, better the top than the bottom. Engineers say the fire-gutted residential building in Yannawa district is still structurally strong.
Jellyfish sting kills German woman on Samui
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2015
» A 20-year-old German woman died and her friend was injured after they were stung by box jellyfish while swimming at a beach on Koh Samui in Surat Thani on Tuesday night, police said yesterday.
Warrant issued for Sathon pier bombing suspect
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/08/2015
» The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court approved an arrest warrant Thursday for an Asian man for dropping a plastic bag with an explosive device inside from the footbridge across Sathon canal on Aug 17, which detonated in the water the next day.
Fatal cyclist crash suspect surrenders
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/05/2015
» The driver who disappeared after a crash that killed a cyclist earlier this week turned himself in to police yesterday. Meanwhile, Bangkok's deputy governor urges cyclists to stay off main roads.
Riots in Baltimore over alleged police brutality against blacks
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/04/2015
» Rioters looted stores in Baltimore and pelted police with stones and bricks on Monday after the funeral of an African American man whose death in custody has reignited outrage over US police conduct towards blacks.
Koh Tao autopsy raises medication + alcohol suspicions (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/01/2015
» AFP reports that a British backpacker who was found dead on a popular Thai tourist island had consumed a potentially fatal combination of alcohol and Valium, police said
AirAsia: Indonesia vows 'all-out effort'
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/12/2014
» Indonesian rescuers promised an "all-out effort" to search for bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as the weather cleared Thursday and international investigators joined attempts to locate the fuselage of the ill-fated plane.
B32 billion sought for rail crossing safety
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/12/2014
» Deadly train-car collisions at railway crossings, many constructed illegally, have become so common that drastic action is clearly needed. But safety won't come cheap.