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Australian arrested in Bangkok for grooming children on the internet

BANGKOK: — A joint operation of Australian police, Australian embassy officials and local police resulted in the arrest of a 62 year old Australian man in the Lat Prao area of Bangkok on Tuesday. He could be jailed for five years on charges of grooming children, producing and sharing indecent images. He admitted the charges […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

Sex Scandal teacher claims he was just “having a bit of fun” on Twitter

BANGKOK: — The Suan Kularb teacher at the centre of sex allegations has denied involvement with students at his school or elsewhere saying he was “just having a bit of fun” online. He has offered an apology and appealed for his college to be left out of the scandal apologizing and saying “it is just […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

Roll Up Roll Up! Police live at Emmanuelle Massage!

BANGKOK: — A police raid on a top Bangkok massage parlour was broadcast live online as the crackdown on soapy sex reached a new audience Monday. Starring in the “Live from Emmanuelle Show” broadcast from Din Daeng was a group of Bangkok top brass led by deputy chief of Region 1 Sompong Chingduang. While most […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

Nok Air have issued a groveling apology to former PM Yingluck Shinawatra after pilots joked they would fly her into the ground

BANGKOK: — A smiling picture of Yingluck and her team at Prae airport had earlier been pictured on a Line app for pilots with the teasing caption. “There’s a victim on board!” It then referred to the technical jargon of CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) that effectively means crashing the plane into the ground. A […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

Only 38 taxi drivers fined last month for refusing to take passengers

BANGKOK: — 809 Bangkok taxi drivers were fined in May, according to the latest data released from the Department of Land Transport, although only 38 of those were down to refusing fares. That’s just over 1 driver a day during the month of May being held accountable for refusing to take passengers — in reality, […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

Tiger Temple denies all the charges

BANGKOK — The Tiger Temple has denied all the charges filed against it and its abbot, Luangta Chan, by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation. Luangta Chan’s representative, former Bangkok MP Siri Wangboonkerd and lawyer, Mr Saiyud Pengboonchu, told the media on Thursday that the abbot had nothing to do with the […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

Bangkok police hunt for three British men following failed kidnap attempt

BANGKOK:– Bangna police have appealed for information to help identify and track down three men involved in a kidnap attempt on a foreign businessman at 9.30am on Wednesday morning in the Bangna Trad area of the city. The three wanted men are believed to be British. Two of the men attempted to bundle the victim […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

What next for Bangkok’s soapy massage parlours? Raid on Nataree to lead to small fry or the bigger fish?

BANGKOK: — Monday’s raid on the well known Nataree massage parlour in Rachadapisek, Bangkok, could mark a turning point in the industry. One of the largest of blind eyes has been cast on the “Ap Ob Nuat” or body to body massage industry reported Manager Online. The closure of the Nataree that operates openly for […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

A great new way to pay fines – just transfer the money to the cop’s private account

BANGKOK: — A Thong Lor traffic cop looks to have landed himself in seriously deep water – he let a woman whose wheels he had just clamped pay the resulting fine into his personal bank account. The officer concerned said the woman “begged him” to let her pay online to his private account so “he […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it

Thai-Cambodian Flame War Erupts Over Traditional Dance. Both Are Wrong.

BANGKOK — In a drama of epic proportions, Thailand and Cambodia are feuding once again after simultaneously claiming ownership of the traditional elaborate masked dance known as Khon in Thailand and Khol in Cambodia. It started June 3 when the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts asked UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United […]

Body in the freezer: “Peter” admits to murder but police still doubtful as to how he did it