Policeman killed in gunfight with drug runner
A NARCOTICS Suppression Bureau policeman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with a drug trafficker who was likewise shot dead with another policeman injured in a car chase in Chaing Rai province yesterday (Sep. 19) that ended with around 5-6 million methamphetamine pills plus some crystal methamphetamine (Ice) being seized, TV Channel 7 […]
Read MoreDriver fleeing arrest crashes into duck coop killing over a hundred birds
A DRIVER of a Bangkok-registered van filled with illegal migrants zoomed off after a highway police team signalled to stop for a search leading to a wild chase that ended up with the van slamming into a duck coop killing 120 of these birds, Amarin TV said this evening (Sep. 15). The police team […]
Read More4 runners die, over 30 hurt in hillside bus crash
A BUS carrying a large number of runners ran off the road and plunged down a cliff while coming down a hill in Sisaket province killing four athletes and injuring over 30 others today (July 9), TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. The bus was taking the runners participating in “Suranaree Trail Running […]
Read MoreBoyfriend hunted in death of Ukrainian woman
POLICE are tracking down a Polish man who is likely heading for the Thai-Cambodian border after his Ukrainian girlfriend was found dead in a Bangkok condo this afternoon (May 15), TV Channel 7 said this evening. The body of the unidentified 27-year-old Ukrainian woman was found in a condo at Charoen Rat road, Bang […]
Read MoreDriving instructor surrenders after killing highway policeman
A DRIVING instructor who fled in fear after his sedan hit and killed a motorcycle-riding highway policeman on Bang Pa-in-Bang Phli stretch of Kanchanapisek expressway has now surrendered to police, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Feb. 24). Killed in the crash that occurred at 4.30 p.m. yesterday was Pol. Sgt. Setthakan Loykhampom after he […]
Read MoreFormer senior Pattaya official’s nephew surrenders after killing British engineer
THE NEPHEW of a former deputy mayor of Pattaya surrendered to police today (Jan. 7) after shooting to death a British engineer in a road rage row, TV Channel 7 said. Provincial Police Region 2’s investigation team joined Huay Yai police station in arresting Mr. Apichat (surname withheld), 32, after being contacted by Mr. […]
Read MoreChinese woman stabbed to death in fight over Russian boyfriend
A CHINESE woman died in a shopping mall bathroom after being stabbed 27 times by another Chinese woman in a fight over a Russian boyfriend the former stole from the latter, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 23). The killing took place in a public restroom at Urban Square Shopping Centre, Soi Prachachuen 12, […]
Read MoreChadchart tells hit-and-run driver who killed street-sweeper to surrender
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Oct. 10) urged a hit-and-run driver who killed a female street-sweeper on Saturday to surrender warning that a hunt for him continues, Sanook.com said. Ms. Somsri Yimchalam, who was employed as a street-sweeper by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) Cleaning and Parks Department, died after being hit by a vehicle while […]
Read MoreBusinessman shot dead outside Khon Kaen Airport
A MOBILE PHONE businessman was shot dead on the road at the entrance of Khon Kaen Airport before dawn today (Oct. 9) after having driven there in his car to hold talks with two other men who had come in a separate car, Matichon newspaper said. He was identified as Mr. Phanom Thipratanamongkol, 40, […]
Read More3 Laotian women die as van slams into truck in Rayong
A VAN carrying 14 Laotians rammed into a 10-wheel truck that had stopped at a red light in Klaeng district of Rayong province at 3 a.m. this morning (Jan. 26) killing three women from the neighbouring country, Sanook.com said. A police team from Klaeng station together with Buddhist volunteers and Sawang Phon Charity Foundation […]
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