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Woman Harassed Off Bus and Slapped Was Mentally-Ill: Police
BANGKOK — A 55-year-old woman assaulted by a bystander and humiliated in an online video for allegedly insulting the monarchy suffers from mental illness, according to records released by police Monday.
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Gov’t Backs Off From Specific Succession Time Frame
BANGKOK — The government on Tuesday night revised yet again the timeframe for when Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn will ascend the throne as King Rama X.
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New Privy Councilor Appointed in Place of Prem
BANGKOK — An ex-prime minister was elected new head of the Privy Council Wednesday, replacing former chairman Prem Tinsulanonda who is now serving as Regent of Thailand’s vacant throne.
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His Music Marked Moments in Late Monarch’s Life, Death
BANGKOK — One week ago on Thursday, songwriter Chamras Saewataporn received a message from someone at a state TV station asking for permission to use one of his songs for an important announcement.
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Festivities Canceled This Loy Krathong
BANGKOK — Due to national mourning for the late King Bhumibol, the Loy Krathong festival this year will be limited solely to its namesake symbolic act – floating a banana basket. Authorities in...
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Man Arrested for Insulting King, Possessing Marijuana
SA KAEO — Police on Friday said they arrested a 18-year-old man in the northeastern province of Sa Kaeo for possessing marijuana and defaming the late King Bhumibol online, charges he reportedly...
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Public Holidays Yet Unchanged, Gov’t Says
BANGKOK — The government urged the public Friday not to believe rumors about possible changes to public holidays next year, saying those associated with the late King Bhumibol, such as National Day on...
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Prayuth Wants No Politics During National Mourning
BANGKOK — The media should avoid writing about politics and instead focus on the work of the government in the aftermath of King Bhumibol’s death, junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha said Friday.
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Sea of Voices Raise in Tribute for Late King
BANGKOK — In the largest public gathering in recent history, a crowd estimated in the hundreds of thousands flooded the field in front of the Grand Palace today to sing the royal anthem in honor of...
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Mourners Warned of Fake Golden Banknotes
BANGKOK — A junta spokesman Sunday warned the public not to fall victim to forged banknotes being sold around the Grand Palace, where the late King Bhumibol is lying in state. Many mourners in recent...
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Fining Yingluck for Rice Subsidy in ‘Grey Area,’ Critic of Policy Says
BANGKOK — The military government’s decision to fine Yingluck Shinawatra for 35 billion baht over her rice subsidy program lacks clear legal grounding, a prominent critic of the former prime...
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Pattaya Cop Remains Free Week After Alleged Rape
PATTAYA — Wednesday marked the seventh day to pass since a policeman allegedly kidnapped, extorted and raped a bar worker in Pattaya without being arrested.
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Ignore Fake Prayuths on Social Media, Prayuth Urges Public
BANGKOK — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha reminded reporters Tuesday he has no presence on social media after someone tweeted unkind things about the Malaysian prime minister from a satirical account...
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The Resting Place of Flowers for King Bhumibol (Photos)
BANGKOK — Tens of thousands of mourners have left flowers around the Grand Palace in memory of His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol, who died on Oct. 13 at 88.
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‘Truth Serum’ Found in Dismembered American’s Body
BANGKOK — An autopsy on the frozen remains of an American citizen found during a dramatic raid in Bangkok last month found the victim was injected with a barbiturate commonly used as an anesthetic and...
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Canadian Walks Away From Five-Story Khaosan Plunge
BANGKOK — A Canadian tourist leapt from a fifth floor balcony at a hotel in the popular backpacker district Thursday morning but walked away with minor injuries, police said.
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Manhunt Continues for Cop-Killing Policeman in Yala
YALA — When someone opened fire on policemen dining in Yala province, killing two and wounding 16, it wasn’t the separatists who’ve battled security forces there for over a decade, but one of their...
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He Ate Children: The Serial Killer Who Still Terrorizes Thailand Today
Late on a Monday afternoon decades back, 8-year-old Somboon Boonyakan went to buy some vegetables for his family to cook dinner from a local Chinese gardener. He never returned.
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No Charges Over Fallen Crane at BTS Phra Khanong
BANGKOK — Police said Monday no one will face criminal charges over a giant crane which crashed down onto the footpath and exit No. 4 of BTS Phra Khanong.
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Pattaya Policeman Denies Raping, Extorting Bar Worker
PATTAYA — A policeman accused of ordering the extortion and rape of a bar worker in the resort town of Pattaya earlier this month said he had nothing to do with the crime, police said Monday.
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