<div>Two Italian tourists were arrested after a CCTV filmed them throwing four Thai national flags on the ground. The suspects begged for forgiveness, saying they were extremely drunk. &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 9 January 2017, police officers arrested Topias Gumper, 20, and Ian Gasgrazer, 18, in a guesthouse in Krabi Province. The two were accused of showing disrespect to national flags and private property, reported Thairath. </div>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div>A Thai man said he was beaten up by police after he turned down a police offer of reward money if he agreed to be a witness in the murder case of two British tourists in Thailand’s tourist island of Koh Tao, southern Surat Thani Province, according to <a href="http://www.manager.co.th/South/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9570000112441">ASTV-Manager online.</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>The report says Pornprasit Sukdam, 37, on Tuesday complained to Kobchai Saowalak, kamnan (subdistrict head) of Koh Tao Subdistrict, and asked for protection.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Po </div></div>