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Court jails 6 over parlour prostitution
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» The Criminal Court handed down jail sentences Monday to six people involved in the prostitution of underage girls in the Victoria's Secret Massage case, but dismissed human trafficking charges against them.
Cops probe Koh Tao rape claim
News, Published on 28/08/2018
» A hostel owner has said a 19-year-old British guest reported by UK media to have been raped on Koh Tao on the night of June 25 refused to report the incident to police on Surat Thani island despite being urged to do so.
Regime to be asked to reclaim forest land
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» The National Council for Peace and Order will be asked to initiate a process to reclaim more than 2,700 rai of forest land in Loei after land documents were found to have been issued illegally, a senior graft-busting official says.
Din Daeng facelift heads to Ram Intra
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» Ram Intra housing community in Bangkok's Bang Khen district is expected to undergo a face lift following the National Housing Authority's (NHA) success story in restoring the Din Daeng flats.
Special panel to discuss drugs draft bill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» A special committee will be set up to discuss opposing views on a controversial part of a draft bill on pharmaceuticals, which would allow healthcare professionals other than doctors and pharmacists to dispense medications.
District office role takes flak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» Setting up district offices for local administration is not meant to support centralised rule by the Interior Ministry, the director-general of the Department of Local Administration (DLA) says.
Police dig deep in dirty soil deal row
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» Police are looking into allegations that soil was stolen from a construction site for an extended Skytrain line at Ratchayothin intersection, by a company believed to be working for City Hall and sold commercially.
Calls mount to cut red tape for migrants
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 28/08/2018
» Obscure procedures and overlapping government authorities and agencies are still the main obstacles to granting Thai nationality to children of migrants in Thailand, participants at a seminar on the topic on Monday suggested.
Landmark waste bill edges closer
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/08/2018
» A draft bill that would require manufacturers to collect and dispose of electronic waste arising from products they sell is set to be tabled before the cabinet and then lawmakers for final approval.
Actor's parents deny role in bitcoin scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/08/2018
» The parents of 27-year-old actor Jiratpisit "Boom" Jaravijit claimed innocence as they were questioned on Monday by police probing whether they had a hand in a recent bitcoin scandal in which a Finnish investor was swindled out of almost 800 million baht worth of bitcoins.