Thai Cops

Thai police seized more than 15 million methamphetamine pills and other illegal substances worth 300 million baht ($8.15 million) in what authorities said on Thursday was one of the largest drug hauls so far this year.

A flashy Thai cop nicknamed "Joe Ferrari" for his taste in fast cars was on Wednesday jailed for life for torturing a drugs suspect to death during a brutal interrogation.

A woman from Thailand was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing her friend, whose charred body was found earlier this month in a flat Gujarat's Surat, a police official said.

A French tourist was gunned down early Wednesday by an off-duty Thai cop after a drunken bar fight in a seedy Bangkok district, police said.

A high-fiving Thai traffic cop who shrugs off the heat -- and the bemused glances of passers-by -- to wear a T-rex costume to work says his prehistoric uniform is teaching kids road safety and convincing parents to obey traffic laws.

Two Thai cops are under investigation for partying with a rock star shortly after he was bailed on gun charges, police said Friday, a scandal illuminating the kingdom's culture of impunity for the rich and famous.

Two eight-year-old girls have been charged under a draconian Thai junta law for tearing down voter lists for an upcoming referendum, police said Saturday, as authorities go to increasingly bizarre lengths to muzzle dissent.

Thai police today questioned the wife of a British journalist over a social media post of unflattering photos alleged to be of the kingdom's Crown Prince, in a country where insulting the royals carries heavy jail terms.

Police investigating Thailand's now infamous Tiger Temple found what they believe was a slaughterhouse and tiger holding facility used in a suspected animal trafficking network.

A Thai police officer was sentenced to six years in jail for forcing a woman from Myanmar to have sex with him in exchange for her freedom, media reports said Wednesday.The Bangkok South Criminal Court Tuesday found Police Senior Sergeant Major Phairat Sribuaban guilty of demanding sex from a 27-year-old woman whom he had arrested in July 2009, for...

Slightly clumsy, not terribly fit but trying their determined best, the officers strut in hip-hop poses as they clap and gyrate and attempt to dance in synch to the song's electronic beat.

A group of dancing policemen has become the latest pop sensation in Thailand with a YouTube video that shows them shimmying and swinging their hips as they impersonate a popular South Korean boy band.The video was posted Aug. 5 and had more than 280,000 views Tuesday when major newspaper front pages declared it "a major hit" and one tabloid exclaim...

Thai police seized more than 15 million methamphetamine pills and other illegal substances worth 300 million baht ($8.15 million) in what authorities said on Thursday was one of the largest drug hauls so far this year.

A flashy Thai cop nicknamed "Joe Ferrari" for his taste in fast cars was on Wednesday jailed for life for torturing a drugs suspect to death during a brutal interrogation.

A woman from Thailand was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing her friend, whose charred body was found earlier this month in a flat Gujarat's Surat, a police official said.

A French tourist was gunned down early Wednesday by an off-duty Thai cop after a drunken bar fight in a seedy Bangkok district, police said.

A high-fiving Thai traffic cop who shrugs off the heat -- and the bemused glances of passers-by -- to wear a T-rex costume to work says his prehistoric uniform is teaching kids road safety and convincing parents to obey traffic laws.

Two Thai cops are under investigation for partying with a rock star shortly after he was bailed on gun charges, police said Friday, a scandal illuminating the kingdom's culture of impunity for the rich and famous.

Two eight-year-old girls have been charged under a draconian Thai junta law for tearing down voter lists for an upcoming referendum, police said Saturday, as authorities go to increasingly bizarre lengths to muzzle dissent.

Thai police today questioned the wife of a British journalist over a social media post of unflattering photos alleged to be of the kingdom's Crown Prince, in a country where insulting the royals carries heavy jail terms.

Police investigating Thailand's now infamous Tiger Temple found what they believe was a slaughterhouse and tiger holding facility used in a suspected animal trafficking network.

A Thai police officer was sentenced to six years in jail for forcing a woman from Myanmar to have sex with him in exchange for her freedom, media reports said Wednesday.The Bangkok South Criminal Court Tuesday found Police Senior Sergeant Major Phairat Sribuaban guilty of demanding sex from a 27-year-old woman whom he had arrested in July 2009, for...

Slightly clumsy, not terribly fit but trying their determined best, the officers strut in hip-hop poses as they clap and gyrate and attempt to dance in synch to the song's electronic beat.

A group of dancing policemen has become the latest pop sensation in Thailand with a YouTube video that shows them shimmying and swinging their hips as they impersonate a popular South Korean boy band.The video was posted Aug. 5 and had more than 280,000 views Tuesday when major newspaper front pages declared it "a major hit" and one tabloid exclaim...