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  • Crime NewsEx engineering student implicated in high profile Bangkok shooting case

    Ex engineering student implicated in high profile Bangkok shooting case

    A recent police raid led to the apprehension of a 21 year old former engineering student, involved in the shooting deaths of a 19 year old university student and a computer science teacher. Eight suspects are now in custody, with the court denying their bail due to the severity of the case. The latest arrest occurred today, with the suspect…

  • Crime NewsViolent altercation tragically claims life of Pathum Thani man

    Violent altercation tragically claims life of Pathum Thani man

    A 34 year old man was tragically killed in a violent altercation in a rented room in Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, central Thailand. The incident, which occurred yesterday, at 8pm, was reported to the police by Wirawat Niyom Thatsap, a Khlong Luang Police Station investigator. The victim’s father, 57 year old Narin, who was heavily inebriated and sporting facial wounds,…

  • Crime NewsTwisted taste: Noodle vendor’s simmering feud ends in chilling murder in northern Thailand

    Twisted taste: Noodle vendor’s simmering feud ends in chilling murder in northern Thailand

    A 49 year old noodle vendor was arrested for the brutal murder of a 63 year old moneylender in Lampang, northern Thailand. The alleged crime stemmed from a dispute over loan repayment that escalated into violence, shocking the local community. Anantasin, also known as Pa Sarge, was found dead in his home in Pong San Thong, Mueang Lampang, on Tuesday,…

  • Crime NewsUpdate: Canadian hitman extradited to Thailand over Indian gangster’s murder in Phuket

    Update: Canadian hitman extradited to Thailand over Indian gangster’s murder in Phuket

    Matthew Dupre, an alleged contract killer implicated in the murder of Canadian-Indian gangster Jimi Sandhu, back in February 2022, has been discreetly extradited to Thailand to face charges. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) announced that the Alberta Court in Canada agreed to send Dupre back to Thailand to face legal proceedings. Royal Thai Airforce Officers travelled to Vancouver to escort the…

  • Hot NewsRussian missile allegedly kills two in Poland, sparks possible NATO involvement

    Russian missile allegedly kills two in Poland, sparks possible NATO involvement

    Fears mount over NATO involvement after a Russian missile allegedly landed in a Poland village, killing two citizens. According to CNN, it is unclear why the missile fell in Poland, and where the missile was fired from. It landed outside the rural Polish village of Przewodow, at around the same time Russia launched its biggest wave of missile attacks on…

  • Environment News“Billy” murder suspect reinstated at Kaeng Krachan NP

    “Billy” murder suspect reinstated at Kaeng Krachan NP

    Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, has been reinstated despite facing charges over the disappearance and alleged homicide of a Karen rights activist. The charges include premeditated murder, criminal intimidation with weapons, unlawful detention, and concealing a corpse. Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Jatuporn Buruspat signed the order to reinstate Chiawat, effective…

  • Thailand NewsCanadian gangster in Phuket killing faces death penalty in Thailand

    Canadian gangster in Phuket killing faces death penalty in Thailand

    Thai police are convinced that Canadian Matthew Dupre and accomplice Gene Karl Lahrkamp gunned down Vancouver gangster Jimi Singh Sandhu on the island of Phuket in February. The extradition hearing of a former member of Dupre began in Edmonton on September 27. Dupre is on the run from Thai police who claim the Alberta man took part in the killing…

  • Thailand NewsSuspect in Jimi Sandu murder case arrested in Canada

    Suspect in Jimi Sandu murder case arrested in Canada

    A suspect in the Jimi Sandu murder case was arrested in Canada and a request for his return to Thailand has been submitted. Matthew Dupre, from Canada, was allegedly one of two hitmen who fired multiple shots at Sandu outside a villa in Phuket. Sandu, who was born in India, was a notorious gangster in Canada and had entered Thailand…

  • Thailand NewsCouple shot to death in Nakhon Si Thammarat

    Couple shot to death in Nakhon Si Thammarat

    A couple has been shot to death in their house in the southern province Nakhon Si Thammarat. The police found the couple’s bodies last night. The duty officer from the Chulabhorn police station says they received a call about the shooting at around 9:30pm. When police and a doctor rushed to the house, they discovered 48 year old Boontham Panarat…

  • Crime NewsChaiyaphum man allegedly slits father’s throat

    Chaiyaphum man allegedly slits father’s throat

    Last night, a man allegedly slit his father’s throat with a kitchen knife in the central province of Chaiyaphum. Thai media adds that the alleged assailant is mentally ill. Police Captain Pirom Malasi, says the attack was reported in Ban Wang Hin in tambon Ban Thao. Rescue workers and police rushed to the scene. At the house, the assembled rescue…

  • Thailand NewsMan allegedly admits to killing his son

    Man allegedly admits to killing his son

    Last night in the southern Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat a man went to a police station and allegedly confessed to killing his son. 65 year old Boonyuen Waennak brought himself to a police station around 10 pm and admitted to his act of filicide, says Police Chief Thien Banthip. After being notified of the slaying, police investigated the…

  • Thailand NewsBurmese students to hold Bangkok cultural event to support Civil Disobedience Movement

    Burmese students to hold Bangkok cultural event to support Civil Disobedience Movement

    Burmese students in Thailand are holding an art and culture concert to raise awareness and funds for the Civil Disobedience Movement. The concert, called “Myanmar Spring,” will be held on April 24 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. The event will help fund the movement, which has staged protests over the February 1 coup in Myanmar by the military.…

  • World NewsMore than 100 Burmese citizens killed in the past 24 hours – Myanmar military defies international demands

    More than 100 Burmese citizens killed in the past 24 hours – Myanmar military defies international demands

    The reported killing of protesters and Burmese citizens by Myanmar’s Tatmadaw of over 100 people in the past 24 hours, makes Saturday, March 27 the single deadliest day since February 1 coup. The number of Burmese civilians reported killed since the coup has reached 440 people. On the BBC, more than 90 deaths were confirmed by the Assistance Association for…

  • Thailand Protest NewsUniversity alumni and students gather to commemorate the Thammasat University Massacre – VIDEO

    University alumni and students gather to commemorate the Thammasat University Massacre – VIDEO

    A small gathering was held yesterday on the grounds of Bangkok’s Thammasat University Tha Prachan Campus commemorating the 44th anniversary of the ‘Thammasat University Massacre’, the violent crackdown on students by right-wing militia and army in the morning of October 6, 1976. Former student leaders, university alumni and opposition politicians came to pay their respects for the fallen and voice…

  • EventsRemembering the Thammasat University Massacre – October 6, 1976

    Remembering the Thammasat University Massacre – October 6, 1976

    The actual events that preceded the incident started a few weeks before when the tortured corpses of 2 electricity workers were found hanging on September 24, 1976, just north of Bangkok. You also need to put the incident into the context of the mid-1970s and the events swirling around South East Asia. Next door the Americans had just lost the…

  • World NewsOverly harsh travel restrictions are destroying aviation: AAPA

    Overly harsh travel restrictions are destroying aviation: AAPA

    More than 6 months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines is urging governments around the region to ease what they view as unduly burdensome restrictions on international air travel and re-establish global connectivity with evidence-based measures to safeguard public health. The industry is taking initial steps toward restarting international operations by working closely with governments, health…

  • Covid-19 NewsPresident Trump claims China responsible for “mass worldwide killing”

    President Trump claims China responsible for “mass worldwide killing”

    In one of his notorious Twitter posts, US President Donald Trump once again raged against China over the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, blaming Beijing for a “mass worldwide killing.” The early morning tweet yesterday, which referred to an unidentified “wacko in China”, is the latest heated rhetoric from Washington, where Trump is making attacks on Beijing a central narrative…

  • Northern Thailand News11 soldiers being investigated after allegedly torturing and killing one brother, injuring the other

    11 soldiers being investigated after allegedly torturing and killing one brother, injuring the other

    Police officers in Nakhon Phanom (northeastern Thailand bordering Laos) are investigation a parent’s complaint filed on Sunday that two of her sons were taken away by soldiers leading to the death of one and the other being seriously injured. 11 soldiers are now under investigation over the incident. The complaint was made by 59 year old Niwat Saisa and his…

  • Covid-19 NewsFormer deputy commerce minister faces charges over murder of Judge’s brother

    Former deputy commerce minister faces charges over murder of Judge’s brother

    Former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn, along with 5 other suspects, is facing charges from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) relating to the killing of a senior judge’s brother. Deputy chief of the CSD Anek Taosupab, says investigators are planning to question Banyin in prison over the murder of Wirachai Sakuntaprasoet, (brother of Criminal Court senior judge Phanida Sakuntaprasoet). Banyin…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai PM orders tighter controls on guns at military bases – 30 dead, 57 injured

    Thai PM orders tighter controls on guns at military bases – 30 dead, 57 injured

    “He was able to broadcast, unhindered, for nearly 5 hours before his stream was eventually taken down.” 30 people are now confirmed dead (including the gunman) as a result of Saturday’s Korat massacre, 57 people were injured. Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayut Cha-o-cha listed the sad toll when facing the media yesterday. He also ordered a review of security measures…