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Five traffic police kiosks in Bangkok torched during curfew Thursday morning

14 Sept 05:07 Key points summarised by AI

Five traffic police kiosks in Bangkok were deliberately set on fire during the 9pm-4am curfew early Thursday morning, with one kiosk at Pradipat intersection sustaining heavy damage.
Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation, dispatching forensic teams to gather clues and reviewing CCTV footage, believing the arsons were carried out by the same group.

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.