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Vendor stabs city official clearing sidewalk for people to walk on
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/03/2015
» Sidewalk amulet vendor hits official in head with club, then stabs him twice with knife, as officer cleared crowded sidewalks so people could walk on it.
Police stop tourist searches & public urine tests
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2015
» New police policy aims to make police officers into "diplomats" when dealing with tourists, after random police searches in Bangkok last year, sometimes with demands for money or humiliating public urine tests, led to many complaints.
Valentines day prank: Police friends scare sweetheart
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/02/2015
» As Valentines Day draws near, candy, flowers & candle light dinners are planned, but one govt official had police friends pull over & search girlfriend's car for drugs.
Bangkok tourist shakedown & police harrassment? (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/01/2015
» Grassroots Facebook page & foreigners sharing frightening experiences with police leads to investigation & apparently end of harassment.
Rogue cops linked to Korean kidnapping case
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/01/2015
» When police busted a South Korean gambling gang last week, other police were apparently working with international gangs in the kidnapping of three South Koreans.
Aggressive & dangerous street vendors (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/01/2015
» Aggressive flower seller in Nakon Pathom pushes people around to sell her flowers & fake watch seller in Pattaya stabs Russian sitting at Starbucks.
The stories behind the photos, part 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/12/2014
» In this series which starts today, our Bangkok Post photographers describe the situations they faced while taking some of the most memorable news photos of the year.
THAI-O-WEEN
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/10/2014
» With ghosts so common in Thailand, everyday is kind of like Halloween, but today actually is Halloween, so it's a good time for some ghost stories.
What's new in business news: October 31, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/10/2014
» Beer gardens open for final quarter big brewery boost, the world is getting spooky this Halloween & tourist run over by jet-ski on Phuket beach.
Thai soap operas trigger outcry over romanticising rape
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/10/2014
» The recent real-life rape & murder of a 13-year-old girl on an overnight train has focused national outrage on TV soaps that some say encourage — rape.