Israeli expat (50) arrested for murder in Nonthaburi
Thai police have found the body of a man who had been cut into pieces and then bricked into a wall in a house in Nonthaburi.
Dutchman arrested for old murder in Thailand
In 2007, the then 26-year-old Rose Sulaiman disappeared without a trace in Thailand. Her body was found a year later. Crime reporter Peter R. de Vries became involved in the case, as did a cold case team of the police in The Hague. Yesterday, her 46-year-old husband Bert van D. was recovered.
A murder for a holiday in Thailand
There are people who would give a lot, if not everything, to spend a holiday in Thailand. Everything? Even murder? Yes, because that happened to a 53-year-old German, who is now on trial in Augsburg, Germany, for the murder of his Filipino wife, with whom he was married or at least lived with for 10 years.
The "Ladyboy under the bed" murder case
Yesterday we reported on the lugubrious discovery of a lifeless body of a ladyboy, which was discovered under a bed in a hotel room. The police have now announced that two Thai underage boys have been arrested in connection with this murder case.
Is it murder or suicide? That is the question asked by the police in Pattaya after the discovery of a 56-year-old Englishman who is said to have hanged himself in his house, which was also on fire.
Thai (42) arrested for killing his Swedish neighbor (64)
Police in Cha-am have arrested a 42-year-old Thai who shot and killed his Swedish neighbor (64). The man has confessed his act. The Swede is said to have insulted him and his family many times.
A Dutch man was arrested in Pattaya for the murder of a Swiss man a month ago. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that 38-year-old Ronnie W. from The Hague has been detained and will probably be extradited.
The cold case team of the police in The Hague is investigating a 2007 murder in Thailand. In that year, the Malaysian Fairos Binti Ahmad (Rose) Sulaiman disappeared. She was married to a Dutchman and lived with him and their son in Ranong in Thailand.
The cowardly attack on a disabled bread delivery boy in Bangkok is not a premeditated murder, according to the Thai police. This is remarkable because security camera footage shows that the seven suspects (six men and a young woman) stormed into the bakery shop in Lat Phrao armed with knives on May 1.
Dutchman Stephan Buczynski (26) murdered in Thailand?
According to John van den Heuvel, it is likely that Stephan Buczynski died as a result of a crime. Stephan's lifeless body was recovered from the sea off Phuket on January 13, 2013. According to the Thai police, he committed suicide in a confused and intoxicated state. Those who watched the TV program yesterday can conclude that the case is rattling on all sides.
Mother of baby buried alive found
Yesterday's bizarre news item has a sequel. The police have arrested the mother of the baby who was buried alive, who has admitted that she wanted to kill the baby.
Death penalty for perpetrators Koh Tao murders
A court in Thailand today found two young men from Myanmar guilty of murdering two British backpackers on the island of Koh Tao in September 2014.
Australian ex-Hell's Angel kidnapped and murdered in Pattaya
Wayne Rodney Schneider (pictured), a 37-year-old former president of an Australian Hell's Angels chapter, has been liquidated in Pattaya. The man was found yesterday in a six-foot pit with severe head injuries and a broken neck.
Schizophrenic man kills 5 children in Chiang Mai
Four boys and a girl aged 5 to 8 were killed in cold blood yesterday by a 22-year-old man in Ban Ton Choke village in Chai Prakarn district of northern Chiang Mai province.
Polish tourist (42) found with throat cut in hotel room
A Polish tourist was found dead with a slit throat in the bathroom of a luxury hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 23 in Bangkok on Friday night.
Russian tourist (39) beaten to death in Pattaya
A 39-year-old Russian man has died after being found badly injured in a hotel in Pattaya on Friday night, police said.
News from Thailand – Friday, May 1, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– May 1: Labor Day
– Labor groups want higher minimum wage in Thailand
– Prayut begs EU for mercy on fisheries
– Referendum will lead to postponement of elections
– Businessman killed in Nonthaburi