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Yingluck may return under 'Thaksin model'
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/04/2024
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra may return home under a similar model used by her brother Thaksin, according to an adviser to the prime minister, Pichit Chuenban.
Overcrowded prisons need reforming
News, Published on 10/04/2024
» Extreme overcrowding in Thai prisons forces inmates to endure deplorable conditions, stripping away their dignity and humanity. It's a humanitarian crisis that demands immediate action.
Phuket court responds to surge in tourist-related cases
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/04/2024
» The Phuket Provincial Court will reopen its tourist section to help visitors to the province settle court cases following a recent surge in litigation linked to tourists.
Budget bill clears parliament
News, Published on 23/03/2024
» The 3.48-trillion-baht budget bill for the 2024 fiscal year passed parliament yesterday as the government promised to ensure transparency in budget spending, improve people's livelihoods and steer the economy forward.
Special court planned to handle cybercrime
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/03/2024
» The Courts of Justice (CoJ) will create a new division to handle cases involving cyber and technology crime specifically.
Hope on horizon for starving Palestinians?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/03/2024
» Good news! The US logistical support ship General Frank S. Besson Junior has just sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, carrying the equipment needed to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza. That will enable the US to deliver food to the starving (yes, literally starving) Palestinian population of the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip.
China considers making bosses pay workers for online 'invisible overtime'
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/03/2024
» China will consider legal protection for employees who have to stay online after office hours, a form of "invisible overtime" that the supreme court says warrants compensation.
Judge orders Trump removed from Illinois primary ballots
New York Times, Published on 29/02/2024
» CHICAGO — A state judge in Illinois ruled Wednesday that former United States President Donald Trump had engaged in insurrection and was ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot.
Hunger-striking motorcade protesters in hospital
Published on 22/02/2024
» Activist Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon, detained on sedition charges arising from a protest against a royal motorcade, was admitted to Thammasat University Hospital on Thursday, the ninth day of her hunger strike.
Democrats push for parole reforms
Published on 21/02/2024
» The opposition Democrat Party plans to propose a bill aimed at amending the 2017 Corrections Act to shift the job of approving prison sentence reductions and parole to an independent committee and the court.