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Nobel laureate Yunus indicted for embezzlement
Published on 12/06/2024
» DHAKA - Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others were indicted by a court in Bangladesh court on Wednesday on charges of embezzlement of 252 million taka ($2 million) from the workers’ welfare fund of his telecoms company.
Man charged with paying children to drink at ordination
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 12/06/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man who admitted paying a 13-year-old girl to guzzle alcohol at an ordination ceremony, leading to her collapsing into a coma, has surrendered to police to face charges.
Chadchart needs to act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt's anti-graft fighting efforts have so far largely been passively bureaucratic and, at best, reactive, despite his 2022 campaign promises to uproot corruption at City Hall.
Chadchart suspends gym equipment programme
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Friday suspended the 40-million-baht procurement programme for gym equipment for three sports centres run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) amid an outcry over suspected corruption.
Panel outlines plan to fix migrant woes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/06/2024
» The National Committee on Migrant Workers Management has approved three guidelines aimed at easing the country's labour shortage and addressing the problem of illegal workers in Thailand.
Covid closure is needed. Congress blew its chance
News, Published on 07/06/2024
» Congress blew its chance on Monday to give Americans some insight into the Covid pandemic that dominated our lives for years. Following a 15-month inquiry, Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic called Anthony Fauci to testify in public at a special hearing, but committee members spent most of the time posturing rather than probing the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Support sex workers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2024
» Re: "Sex workers in peril in Thailand: Fear of police silences assault victims", (BP, June 2).
Global investors
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/06/2024
» Re: "Phuket targets nominees", "PM pitches Thai, US partnership", & " 'Illegal' British guide nabbed", (BP, June 1).
Sex workers in peril
Published on 02/06/2024
» Sex workers in Bangkok say they feel unsafe as they cannot report cases of assault to the police without fear of being prosecuted for prostitution.
Murder mystery, convict out of ammo, cop's drug tip-off
News, Mae Moo, Published on 02/06/2024
» Wily old mum blames son