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Thaksin 'eligible for parole'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/01/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eligible for parole and it will be left to the Bangkok Remand Prison to submit a request to this end to the Department of Corrections (DoC), a department official said.
Thaksin is indeed in hospital, eligible for parole
Post Reporters, Published on 17/01/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is indeed staying in the Police General Hospital and is eligible for parole, justice authorities said on Wednesday.
Don't call Thaksin an inmate, says Corrections Dept.
Post Reporters, Published on 16/01/2024
» The Department of Corrections has asked people not to refer to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a prison inmate, to smooth his future return to society - even though he is serving a jail sentence while in hospital.
House panel to visit hospital but meeting with Thaksin uncertain
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2024
» Members of the House committee on police affairs will on Friday visit the Police General Hospital but it is still uncertain if they will be able to see its most high-profile patient, convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Corrections chief to break silence on Thaksin
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/01/2024
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong says he is expecting a report next week from the Department of Corrections explaining why it has allowed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to receive medical treatment outside prison for more than 120 days.
MFP blasts 'lame duck' budget bill
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/01/2024
» The opposition on Wednesday described the 3.48-trillion-baht budget bill for fiscal 2024 as a "lame duck", decrying the vague wording used to explain its spending targets and complaining about its potential inefficiency, among other issues.
Panel to visit Thaksin on Jan 12: govt
Post Reporters, Published on 31/12/2023
» The Department of Corrections will allow the House committee on police affairs to visit the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital, where convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is staying, on Jan 12, Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said.
Politics, parties and PMs
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/12/2023
» With 2024 fast approaching, the 'Bangkok Post' takes a look back at five top political stories that captivated and intrigued the nation over the past year.
Thaksin case 'above board': PM
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/12/2023
» The Department of Corrections and the Police General Hospital complied with regulations in allowing convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to stay on at the hospital, says Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
A match not made in heaven
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/12/2023
» Political watchers saw it coming: Korn Chatikavanij bowing out of the Chartpattanakla Party and drawing to a close one of the most spectacular political mismatches in recent years.