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Hunt for drunk monk behind wheel
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/05/2019
» CHAIYAPHUM: Local officials were hunting for a monk who was stopped for driving while intoxicated, and later sped away from a temple to avoid being defrocked.
Seven young men charged with gang rape of girl, 13
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/12/2018
» Seven young men, aged 14-22, were charged with the gang rape of a girl aged 13 in a school's toilet in Buri Ram's Ban Kruat district late on Friday night.
Bans set to hit air polluters
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/11/2018
» Construction sites in Bangkok found to be a source of severe air pollution could be ordered to halt work until the problem is resolved, according to Environment Minister Gen Surasak Kanjanarat.
Lao murder suspect arrested trying to flee back home
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/09/2018
» A Lao national suspected of killing a 67-year-old woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter in their house in Samut Prakan was arrested in the border province of Mukdahan early on Monday morning.
Ban threat for teen in rape case
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/09/2018
» Police have threatened to blacklist a 19-year-old British girl and deny her entry to Thailand indefinitely if she fails to counter investigators' findings that her rape claim on Koh Tao is groundless.
NCPO to allow parties limited political activities
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/08/2018
» The National Council for Peace and Order has approved the partial lifting of the ban on political activities, with an official announcement to be issued shortly, NCPO deputy chief Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn said on Tuesday.
Villages reject Thai Niyom money
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 24/07/2018
» Almost 1,500 villages have turned down the grants under the state-funded Thai Niyom Yangyuen (Sustainable Thainess) programme, insisting they have no need for the money, according to a source at the Interior Ministry.
Shootout at Kanchanaburi riverside BBQ kills 2, injures 3
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» Visitors enjoying a riverside barbecue fled for cover after two groups exchanged gunfire, ending in the death of two men and injuries to three boys caught in the crossfire. Some 36 bullet casings were recovered at the scene.
Blind woman in tears after paraplegic offers her his eye
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/06/2018
» A poor, blind woman left to take care of her 15-month son alone was brought to tears by the kind intentions of a paralysed 59-year-old stranger, who offered to donate one of his eyes to her.
Overnight stays banned on Similan
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 31/05/2018
» Tourists will be banned from overnight stays on the pristine Similan Island in the Moo Koh Similan National Park in Phangnga province to protect marine resources.