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Korean actor named in sex case found dead
AP and AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» SEOUL: A veteran South Korean actor who was under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of his students has been found dead, an apparent suicide.
Catering staff held for duty-free thefts on planes
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 09/03/2018
» Eight employees of a food catering firm have been arrested on suspicion of stealing more than 180 duty-free items from perfume to watches from British Airways aircraft at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Soldiers guard mosques in tense Sri Lanka
Published on 09/03/2018
» COLOMBO: Soldiers and police guarded mosques across Sri Lanka during Friday prayers amid fears of new anti-Muslim attacks after four days of riots that have left at least three dead.
Woman sitting in lap of Buddha statue draws ire online
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2018
» A female tourist sitting in the lap of a large Buddha statue at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhol has attracted a lot of criticism from netizens after her photos went viral online.
Kanchanaburi police chief 'derelict' in lottery case
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2018
» A top level inquiry has concluded that Kanchanaburi police chief Suthi Puangpikul made a "mistake" during the interrogation process when investigating the 30-million-baht lottery dispute, and put it down to "inexperience".
B223m crystal meth cargo seized in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/03/2018
» SONGKHLA: Two people have been arrested and 447 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, known as ya ice, worth about 223 million baht confiscated in Songkhla's Hat Yai district, police said on Friday.
Storms cause flooding, traffic chaos around Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2018
» Several hours of heavy rain caused flooding in Bangkok and surrounding provinces and caused traffic havoc on Friday morning.
Storms wreak havoc in 24 provinces, kill one
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2018
» One person was killed by lightning as thunderstorms and strong winds wreaked havoc in 24 provinces this week, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Friday.
Thai-Indian drug suspect denied bail
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2018
» The Criminal Court has denied bail to a Thai-Indian businessman who was arrested early this week on suspicion of financing major local and transnational drug-trafficking networks.
Heavy rain hits Greater Bangkok
Online reporters, Published on 09/03/2018
» Rain came down in several districts in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan on Friday morning.