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Police among 10 in gambling den frame
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/02/2021
» Ten police officers and administrative officials have been linked to two gambling dens in Rayong that were blamed for Thailand's second Covid-19 outbreak, according to a government panel.
10 officials linked to Rayong gambling dens
King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/02/2021
» Ten police officers and administrative officials have been linked to two gambling dens in Rayong that were blamed for Thailand's second Covid-19 outbreak, according to a government panel.
Gambling den report to reach PM 'on Feb 12'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/01/2021
» The first report by a special panel probing how authorities are handling illegal gambling in the wake of the latest Covid-19 outbreak is now expected to reach Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Feb 12.
Panels set up to curb gambling
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/01/2021
» Three sub-committees were set up yesterday to improve Covid-19 containment efforts by stamping out illegal gambling.
Punter's paradise
News, Published on 17/01/2021
» The new committee set up to tackle illegal gambling and legalising gambling dens will not yield any substantial results as long as the police force is not reformed, academics and a former senior police officer say.
Dozens of officers implicated
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/01/2021
» The Royal Thai Police is to investigate 33 police officers and state officials suspected of negligence, and aiding and abetting illegal labour smuggling.
Ex-DSI chief jailed over transfer
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2019
» The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) director-general Tarit Pengdith to one year in jail in a case in which he unfairly transferred a senior DSI official in 2012.
A new age for old age
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/11/2018
» The population aged 60 or above is growing at an exponential rate. Last year, the world was home to roughly 962 million elderly people, according to the United Nations' World Population Ageing Report. That is more than twice the 1980 figure, when there were only 382 million worldwide. By 2050, the number is expected to reach 2.1 billion.
Chanchao shunted over to PM's Office
News, Published on 24/05/2017
» Permanent secretary for justice Chanchao Chaiyanukit has been transferred to the Prime Minister's Office amid speculation his remarks highlighting the ministry's budget crunch, implying internal mismanagement, have upset the government.
Prison life through a lens
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/05/2017
» Torn scraps of gaudy snack packages, pairs of slippers, multicoloured condoms glowing like improbable rainbows through back lighting. These are the images of everyday objects wrought with meaning, reminders of life in a place where small things mean a lot.