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Accused educator-rapist risks sack – for truancy
Accused educator-rapist risks sack – for truancy
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A Nakhon Ratchasima school director facing the sack after being accused of having an affair with a student, could be fired anyway for not having turned up for work since the scandal hit the headlines.
Hunted Frenchman arrested for murder of Italian
Hunted Frenchman arrested for murder of Italian
PICHIT: A Frenchman, a prime suspect in the murder of an Italian man whose charred, dismembered body was discovered on Jan 19 in Phichit, has been arrested in neighbouring Kamphaeng Phet province.
Ponzi suspect’s assets seized
Ponzi suspect’s assets seized
BANGKOK: The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has seized assets in Thailand worth B346 million from Qingduan Zhang, 38, a key suspect in a major Chinese Ponzi scheme case cracked recently.
Nida director quits over unpublished luxury watch poll
Nida director quits over unpublished luxury watch poll
BANGKOK: The Nida Poll directors quits after his poll relating to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon’s luxury watches scandal went unpublished on his boss’s orders, sparking criticism of political interference.
Diplomats slam election delay
Diplomats slam election delay
BANGKOK: Foreign diplomats have given the thumbs down to the National Legislative Assembly’s (NLA) decision to extend the enforcement of the organic bill on MP elections by another 90 days, which will effectively result in the general election being delayed until February 2019.
Fire closes Khon Kaen airport, passengers evacuated
Fire closes Khon Kaen airport, passengers evacuated
Terminal 3 of Khon Kaen airport is declared off-limits after part of the building was damaged by fire, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 passengers from the airport. Photo: Bangkok Post / Chakkrapan Natanri
Technology impact spurs mass bank staff layoffs
Technology impact spurs mass bank staff layoffs
BANGKOK: Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) plans to downsize from 27,000 employees to 15,000 over the next three years and transform more than 600 branches to ready itself for the digital banking era.
Buakaw complains his products, logo pirated in China
Buakaw complains his products, logo pirated in China
MUAY THAI: Sombat Banchamek, better known as Buakaw, one of the most famous Muay Thai fighters on an international scale, has complained about pirate products in China bearing his name, the name of his gym and his product logo.
School chief allegedly involved with student to face arrest
School chief allegedly involved with student to face arrest
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Police will seek court approval to arrest a school director in Bua Yai district suspected of having sex with a 14-year-old student unless he shows up to hear the charges.
Israeli man re-enacts ‘mob hit’ murder on Koh Samui
Israeli man re-enacts ‘mob hit’ murder on Koh Samui
SURAT THANI: An Israeli man has re-enacted the murder of a compatriot on Koh Samui after confessing to the crime, which has been described as a ‘mob hit’.
Frenchman, Thai woman now ‘wanted’ for Italian’s murder
Frenchman, Thai woman now ‘wanted’ for Italian’s murder
PHICHIT: Arrest warrants have been issued for a Thai woman and her French boyfriend suspected of slaying an Italian man before they disappeared.
‘Bangkok shutdown’ leaders arraigned for insurrection
‘Bangkok shutdown’ leaders arraigned for insurrection
BANGKOK: The Office of the Attorney-General today (Jan 24) arraigned nine former key members of the Democrat Party on multiple charges relating to the anti-Yingluck Shinawatra government protests in Bangkok in 2013-14.
Moei’s family to sue army over death probe
Moei’s family to sue army over death probe
BANGKOK: The family of the deceased armed forces cadet Pakapong “Moei” Tanyakan is not happy with the results of the probe and will file a lawsuit against concerned parties over his death.
Victoria’s Secret used ‘stolen’ filthy water
Victoria’s Secret used ‘stolen’ filthy water
BANGKOK: Victoria’s Secret Massage should brace for more legal trouble as police are now considering charging it for the unauthorised use of groundwater.
PM insists: Prawit’s case ‘a personal matter’
PM insists: Prawit’s case ‘a personal matter’
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has fully defended his deputy Gen Prawit Wongsuwon who is under heavy public pressure concerning his collection of luxury wristwatches.
Grilled seahorses taken off the menu in Pattaya
Grilled seahorses taken off the menu in Pattaya
PATTAYA: A food vendor has been ordered to immediately drop grilled seahorses from his menu at a floating market popular with tourists, and his shop is being shut down.
Secret money trail bodes ill for brothel
Secret money trail bodes ill for brothel
BANGKOK: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is tracking the money trail of a suspected human trafficking network linked to Victoria’s Secret Massage.
Thai woman sought over Italian’s slaying
Thai woman sought over Italian’s slaying
PHICHIT: A manhunt was launched yesterday (Jan 22) for a Thai woman and her French boyfriend who stand accused of murdering an Italian man she was dating and whose charred and dismembered body was discovered last Friday (Jan 19).
Prawit must resign; Pridiyathorn
Prawit must resign; Pridiyathorn
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon must resign before his reputation is ruined by the ongoing saga over his collection of luxury wristwatches, former deputy prime minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula said yesterday (Jan 22).
Two Israelis held for ‘mob hit’ on Koh Samui
Two Israelis held for ‘mob hit’ on Koh Samui
SURAT THANI: Two Israeli nationals were detained at Don Mueang airport yesterday night and held for questioning about the murder of a compatriot on Koh Samui, in Surat Thani – an attack local media described as a “mob hit”.