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Pongpat gets 2 more years
Online Reporters, Published on 01/07/2015
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday gave disgraced former Central Investigation Bureau chief Pongpat Chayapan yet another two years in jail, this time for buying stolen items.
Sex shops, street bars survive government's graft crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2015
» Fern’s cocktail bar appears each night on a sidewalk between a group of scantily-clad women from the next-door go-go bar and a noodle stall near one of Bangkok’s infamous red-light districts. By morning it has vanished.
Putsch talk makes rounds
News, Published on 20/06/2015
» Coup rumours seem to be part and parcel of the Thai political culture. Quite often such talk is just a “loyalty check” among the ranks of people interested in politics. Sometimes it is because something fishy is really going on.
Court extends former royal chamberlain's detention
Online Reporters, Published on 12/06/2015
» The Criminal Court on Friday approved a police request to further detain a former grand chamberlain of the Royal Household Bureau while they finalise the lese majeste case against him.
Police oppose bail as Montri probe begins
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/06/2015
» Police have arrested and formally pressed four charges, including lese majeste, against Montri Sotangkur, a Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household Bureau.
Royal chamberlain charged on 4 counts
Online Reporters, Published on 11/06/2015
» Police have arrested and formally pressed four charges, including lese majeste, against Montri Sotangkur, a Grand Chamberlain at the Royal Household Bureau, and will oppose bail, national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang said on Thursday.
Court nod for Montri arrest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/06/2015
» The Criminal Court has approved four warrants for the arrest of Montri Sotangkur, a Grand Chamberlain attached to the Royal Household Bureau, for lese majeste, national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang said yesterday.
Royal Household official on lese majeste charge
Online Reporters, Published on 10/06/2015
» The Criminal Court at Ratchadapisek and the Bangkok South Criminal Court have approved four warrants for the arrest of Montri Sotangkur, alias Louis, a Grand Chamberlain attached to the Bureau of the Royal Household, for lese majeste.
Ex-DSI chief's brother jailed for lese majeste
Online Reporters, Published on 14/05/2015
» The Criminal Court Thursday sentenced a younger brother of a former chief of the Department of Special Investigation to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to lese majeste charges related to land sales in Nakhon Ratchasima.
More of Pongpat's loot seized
Online Reporters, Published on 24/04/2015
» Thousands more antiques, artefacts and other valuables have been seized from imprisoned former Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) chief Pongpat Chayapan in raids on two houses in Nonthaburi province and handed over to the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) to be auctioned off.