Video may identify arsonists burning Bangkok

Public prosecutors are scheduled to present closed-circuit video footage today in the criminal trial of two men charged with participating in the arson that burned down CentralWorld and Zen department store last year. The video is expected to help pinpoint those responsible for setting the shopping centre ablaze during riots after the military moved in […]

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Boy, 2, stabbed to death in hostage ordeal in Bangkok

Cleaner tells police he took ‘white pill’, drank beer, had paranoia attack A two-year-old boy is dead after a man – thought to have been delirious after drinking beer and taking a narcotics pill – stabbed him many times while holding him hostage in front of police and many onlookers in Bangkok’s Prawet district yesterday […]

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Helicopter used in Pathum Thani drug bust

A helicopter hovered over a forest zone in Pathum Thani, Thailand for more than 40 minutes yesterday morning in support of an operation to arrest four suspected methamphetamine manufacturers, including a municipal councillor. The suspects were Banjerd Yodmali, Kamon Chamcheun, Somsak Puangmalee, and Jakkrit Sudkid. Banjerd is a councillor of Ta Khlong Municipality in Pathum […]

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