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Couple narrowly escape collapse of overpass bridge

  A THAI couple narrowly escaped death when an under-construction overpass bridge on Luang Phaeng road, Lad Krabang district, collapsed at 6 p.m. yesterday killing two workers and injuring seven others after their pickup truck suddenly stalled moments before large chunks of concrete fell right in front with a metal beam landing on the roof, […]

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Thai couple shocked at losing camera gear while holidaying in Swiss town

  A THAI couple who run a travel Facebook page with a large number of followers said today (June 11) they were shocked that during a recent holiday in the Swiss town of Grindelwald a thief broke into their rented residence at night and stole valuable camera gear with this town have no surveillance cameras […]

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Bruised young man hit with big palimony claim by married lover

  A YOUNG MAN who is still studying and tried to break up with an older married woman with whom he had an affair was hit with a 400,000 baht palimony claim, Matichon said this evening (Nov. 3). Mr. A (pseudonym), 24, went to Bangkok Noi police station today to clarify that he did not […]

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Suspect held in extortion of cryptocurrencies from Russian couple

  THAI police arrested one of six foreigners wanted in the extortion of cryptocurrencies worth US$50,000 (approximately 1.878 million baht) from a Russian couple at a coffee shop on Koh Samui earlier this month, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Sept. 28). Pol. Lt. Gen. Amphol Buarabporn, commander of Provincial Police Region 8, had ordered quick […]

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Foreign gang extorts cryptocurrencies from Russian couple

  A RUSSIAN couple filed a complaint at Koh Samui police station that a gang of six foreign men threatened them at a coffee shop on the island and forced them to transfer cryptocurrencies totalling US$50,000 (1.878 million baht) in the middle of this month, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Sept. 27). The couple, Mr. […]

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Man kills girlfriend, himself after wedding talks fails

  A YEAR-LONG relationship between a 62-year-old-man and his 39-year-old girlfriend ended in tragedy during a discussion about a betrothal ceremony with the man shooting her to death then himself, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Sept. 10). Pol.Lt. Col. Pongphan Khiaosai, duty officer at Kut Rang police station, Maha Sarakham province, rushed to a cassava […]

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Jealous young man shoots girlfriend at petrol pump restroom

  PHANG NGA police are hunting for a young man who shot and seriously wounded his girlfriend and also injured her friend at a petrol pump restroom late last night after a recent move to break up, INN News said today (August 20). Pol. Lt. Col. Dusit Phongphan, investigating officer at Mueang Phang Nga police […]

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Thai police help arrest couple in 821m baht luxury goods scam 

By The Straits Times Singapore – The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam, involving undelivered items worth S$32 million (approximately 821 million baht), have been arrested in Malaysia and are back in Singapore with the Thai police having tipped off their counterparts in Singapore The Singapore Police Force said Pi Jiapeng, 26, and […]

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Murdered couple identified as Nigerian man, Vietnamese woman

IN A major progress of a murder case where a couple was found buried naked at a community forest in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province last week police today (August 4) said they have identified them as a Nigerian man and a Vietnamese woman, Sanook.com said. Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suchart Teerasawat together with […]

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Deputy police chief: Murdered man a foreigner, woman Thai

DEPUTY NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suchart Teerasawat flew to Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) this morning (July 30) to personally check the investigation of the murder of a couple found buried in a community forest and after a meeting confirmed the man was a foreigner and the woman a Thai, Naewna newspaper said. A villager picking […]

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