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Jail for police who extorted Taiwanese actress

The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Wednesday sentenced four Bangkok policemen each to five years in jail for extorting 27,000 baht from a Taiwanese actress and her friends early this year.

Bangkok Post

Extended nightlife hours to start Dec 15

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has agreed to extend opening hours for nighttime entertainment venues, including pubs and bars, to 4am in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri and Phuket from Dec 15.

Bangkok Post

BMA prepares to fight PM2.5 dust

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared measures to curb the hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust pollution, which is expected to escalate to a high level from Friday until Sunday.

Bangkok Post

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Israel says 54 Thai nationals being held hostage by Hamas

Bangkok says figure may include those dead and missing, of which Thais make up largest non-Israeli group

The Guardian - UK

Unhealthy air levels in Bangkok, provinces

The levels of ultra-fine dust, known as PM2.5, in some areas of Bangkok and several other provinces have been either moderate or unhealthy. People are advised to check the air quality before leaving their homes or engaging in outdoor activities, said the Public Health Ministry.

Bangkok Post

Thai and Filipino workers filling labor gap in Israel get caught up in war between Israel and Hamas

The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Israel after the past few days’ bloody events in southern Israel and Gaza have arrived in Bangkok, greeted by anxious relatives and senior officials

The Independent UK

Tourism threatened as risks pile up

War in Israel and reduced confidence after last week’s Bangkok mall shooting are expected to cause foreign arrivals to drop next week.

Bangkok Post

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Ex-ambassador found dead in Bangkok house

The former ambassador to Denmark found dead in a toilet in a house in Bangkok had been fatally stabbed, police said.

Bangkok Post

Calm Harmanpreet Singh is MS Dhoni of Indian hockey team: Dhanraj Pillay

NEW DELHI: The calm and composed leadership of Harmanpreet Singh played a pivotal role in the Indian men's hockey team's successful campaign at the Hangzhou Asian Games, according to former Indian hockey star Dhanraj Pillay. He likened Harmanpreet's leadership style to that of "Captain Cool" MS Dhoni. Dhanraj, who led…

The Times of India

Smuggled animals cause chaos on Bangkok-Taipei flight

A baggage-screening worker at Suvarnabhumi airport has been suspended for failing to search a bag that turned out to be filled with smuggled animals, some of which got loose and caused chaos on a Bangkok-Taipei flight.

Bangkok Post

Deadly Thai mall shooting exposes murky trade in blank handguns that are turned into lethal weapons

Police in Thailand say they have arrested three men they accuse of selling the handgun and ammunition used by a 14-year-old boy to allegedly kill two people and wound five others at a shopping mall in Bangkok

The Independent UK

3 arrested for selling gun to teen shooter

Three men were separately arrested in Yala and Bangkok for allegedly selling a blank gun and ammunition to a 14-year-old boy who went on a shooting rampage inside Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon.

Bangkok Post

10.3m guns in Thailand, says survey

Authorities will crack down on online sales of guns, national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said on Wednesday, a day after a shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall left two people dead.

Bangkok Post

Teen faces murder charge for Thailand shopping mall shooting spree

Police say 14-year-old shooting suspect appears to suffer from psychological issues and had not taken daily medication.

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Chinese National Killed in Bangkok Mall Shooting

Another citizen of China was wounded in the incident, which left two dead and six injured

The Independent UK

Suspect in Bangkok mall shooting that killed 2 used a modified mock gun, police say

Police say a teenage boy who allegedly shot two people dead and wounded five others inside a major shopping mall in Thailand's capital used a mock handgun that had been modified to fire real bullets

Bangkok Post

Suspected shooter's modified gun designed to fire blanks

A teenager suspected of killing two and wounding five others in a Bangkok shopping mall shooting had modified a handgun that was designed to fire only blanks, police said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Three killed in shooting at Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok

A 14-year-old suspected to be the gunman has been arrested

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The Independent UK

Shoppers flee major shopping mall in Bangkok after hearing what sounds like gunshots

Hundreds of shoppers have fled a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital after what sounded like gunshots were heard inside

Al Jazeera

Thailand’s Bangkok mall shooting: 2 dead, suspect arrested at Siam Paragon

People flee after gunfire is heard inside popular shopping complex in central Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Man caught with hundreds of upskirt videos

A 29-year-od man has been arrested for allegedly using his mobile phone to record 873 upskirt videos of hundreds of young women in Bangkok over the past seven years.

Bangkok Post

Policemen transferred after gambling den raid

The top five police officers at Rom Klao station in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district have been transferred following a Department of Provincial Administration (DPA) raid on a gambling den in a fresh market in Rom Klao.

Bangkok Post

Chinese armed robbery suspect arrested

A Chinese national suspected of taking part in a robbery in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok last Friday was arrested on Wednesday in Sri Racha district of Chon Buri, police said.

Bangkok Post

Heavy downpours flood eastern Bangkok

Heavy downpours during the evening rush hour made commuting in eastern Bangkok more miserable than usual on Tuesday, with some roads in Bang Na, Klong Toey and Phra Khanong better suited to boats.

Bangkok Post

'Big Joke' says search of his house 'political'

Deputy national police chief Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn said the search of his home in Bangkok on Monday morning was dishonest and politically motivated.

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