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Broke crooks 'can serve community'
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 16/05/2018
» People who break the law for minor offences but cannot afford to pay the resulting fine should be allowed to perform community service as an alternative means of compensating the state, a legal expert from Thammasat University said Wednesday as he led a campaign to amend the charter.
'A model of sustainable fisheries'
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 09/05/2018
» After diplomatic relations soured following the military takeover in 2014, the EU's Ambassador to Thailand HE Pirkka Tapiola has great expectations of the budding ties between Bangkok and the European bloc, including a speedy return to trade talks and making Thailand "a model country in sustainable fisheries".
Asean 'must not ignore' Rohingya
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 01/05/2018
» Rakhine is the most challenging issue for Myanmar, and Asean, including Thailand, should be more active to help solve the problem, Ye Htut, a former Myanmar Minister for Information and spokesperson for the president, said yesterday.
Don welcomes signs of peace in region
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 29/04/2018
» Singapore: Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai expects better economic prospects and more investment in Asia including Thailand after recent positive signs in the region.
PM to discuss cybersecurity, ageing society at Asean summit
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 27/04/2018
» SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will stress the need for sustainable development, preparing for an ageing society and cyber security at the Asean Summit that kicks off in Singapore Friday, government deputy spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak said.
Judges, NACC feel job heat
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 13/03/2018
» Constitution Drafting Committee member Jade Donavanik suggested members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Constitutional Court judges resign to avert potential credibility problems after the Constitutional Court last week affirmed the constitutionality of making exceptions to NACC member qualifications.
Turning the tide on crime in Asean
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 05/03/2018
» Ahead of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Thailand Institute of Justice's (TIJ) first High Level Conference on Sustainable Development, Crime Prevention and Safe Societies for Southeast Asia in Bangkok on Monday, UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov gave an exclusive interview to the Bangkok Post about the challenges facing Thailand and the wider region as a whole.
Key moves for universal care laid bare
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 03/02/2018
» Preventive health care, good financing and inclusive schemes for migrants and a mobile population were highlighted as the ways to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), a seminar was told.
6 trafficking convicts lose court appeal
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 31/01/2018
» The convictions of a former president of Trang's Fisheries Association and five others for conspiring to commit human trafficking crimes against 15 victims were upheld by the Appeal Court in the province Tuesday, though their jail terms were cut to 10 years.
Stranded Zimbabwean family heads to Philippines
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 25/01/2018
» A Zimbabwean family stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport for months has left Thailand for the Philippines.