British man arrested after killing Thai wife in Isan
A BRITISH man was arrested today (Jan. 27) after killing his wife at a homestay in Maha Sarakham city in the Northeast then fleeing to Khon Kaen city, TV Channel 7 said. Police at Don Hwan station rushed to the homestay at Khok Ko subdistrict where Ms. Phatree, or Pia, 44, had died after […]
Read MoreCouple found shot dead at their home after New Year’s Eve party
A THAI couple were found shot dead at their townhouse in Prachinburi province after enjoying a the New Year’s Eve party with some friends, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 2). Pol. Lt. Col. Somchai Wangwon, an investigating officer at Prachantakham police station, rushed to a two-storey corner townhouse belonging to an employee of […]
Read More‘Policeman’ faces arrest over cyanide killings
DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn said this afternoon (May 2) that a policeman has been found to be linked to the cyanide serial killings with a request for a warrant for his arrest being made soon while a company in Bangkok is suspected to have imported the lethal poison, Naewna newspaper […]
Read MoreSWAT policeman surrenders after killing man in pub brawl
A SPECIAL Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) policeman who shot dead a customer and injured two others during a pub brawl in southern Trang province has surrendered, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Oct. 26). Pol. Sgt. Maj. Chutiphon Nakkaew, or Sergeant Bird, head of the defence and suppression unit at Ban Nong Aueang police station in […]
Read MoreTrang SWAT policeman kills one, injures two in pub fight
OVER 50 Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) policemen in southern Trang province are hunting for one of their men after he shot dead a customer and injured two others during a pub fight in the wee hours of this morning (Oct. 25), Matichon newspaper said. At 1.13 a.m. Pol. Sgt. Maj. Chutiphon Nakkaew, or Sergeant […]
Read MoreSigns appear in Hat Yai mourning all parties in this govt over drug problem
AFTER the mass killing of 36 small children and adults at Nong Bua Lamphu province last week, two large signs appeared at Hat Yai city in southern Songkhla province slamming all political parties in the government over the widespread narcotics problem, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 12). Both billboards say, “Hat Yai people are sad […]
Read MorePolice: CNN team didn’t intend to intrude child care centre
TOP Thai police said this evening (Oct. 9) that the two CNN journalists whose coverage of the mass killing at the child care centre in Nong Bua Lamphu province was criticised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand did not intend to intrude with the door being opened and the officials present allowing them to […]
Read More36 temporary crematoria being built for massacre victims
OFFICIALS are building 36 temporary crematoria at the lawn in front of three temples in Nong Bua Lamphu province where a former policeman killed 36 small children and adults at a child care centre last Thursday (Oct. 6), Matichon newspaper said today. The victims will be cremated together on Tuesday (Oct. 11) after three […]
Read MoreNo drugs found in ex-cop killer’s body
THE team of doctors checking the body of a former policeman who killed 37 children and adults at a child care centre yesterday for narcotics have not found any such substances in his system, Naewna newspaper and Tnews.co.th said this afternoon (Oct. 7). It was previously mentioned that Pol. Lt. Col. Panya Khamrab, a […]
Read MoreShooting spree: ‘Not just drugs to blame but problems in military, police systems too’
A PROMINENT academic said today (Oct. 7) that the massacre at a child care centre in Nong Bua Lamphu province yesterday that left 38 small children and adults dead and 10 others injured was not just due the former policeman being addicted to a drug but also stemmed from problems in the Thai military and […]
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