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Activist seeks end to BJT, PP
Published on 15/10/2025
» A red-shirt leader has petitioned the Constitutional Court to dissolve the ruling Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party and the main opposition People's Party (PP) over a controversial memorandum of agreement (MOA) they co-signed, which enabled the formation of the current coalition government.
Senate set to probe 15 NACC nominees
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/10/2025
» The Senate yesterday set up a committee to probe the background, conduct and ethics of the 15 nominees to be selected as new members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Thaksin’s pardon request ‘doesn’t need to go to cabinet’
Online Reporters, Published on 07/10/2025
» The Cabinet Secretariat confirmed on Tuesday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s petition for a royal pardon did not require cabinet consideration.
Pardon vetoed for former Thai PM Thaksin
Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2025
» Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat has reaffirmed the stance of his predecessor, Pol Col Tawee Sodsong, who supported the Department of Corrections’ recommendation to reject the royal pardon appeal submitted on behalf of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Karma finally reaches the 14th floor
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/10/2025
» Former justice minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong, leader of the Prachachart party, has always been a loyalist and strong supporter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
IRPC Wins Gold for Human Rights Excellence
Published on 25/09/2025
» IRPC Public Company Limited (IRPC), led by Terdkiat Prommool, President and Chief Executive Officer, has received the Gold Award for Outstanding Human Rights Model Organisation 2025 from the Department of Rights and Liberties Protection, Ministry of Justice. This marks the seventh consecutive year of recognition.
New restrictions approved on sale of kratom near schools
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Royal Gazette has published a joint announcement from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Health prohibiting the sale of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) leaves and boiled kratom juice within a 1,000-metre radius of any education outlet.
Tawee urges holistic plan to curb drugs
News, Published on 15/09/2025
» Phuket: Caretaker Justice Minister, Tawee Sodsong, called for a holistic approach to tackling illicit drug use and trafficking in indigenous communities during a visit to a sea gypsy village in Rawai.
Thai prison rules unclear for off-site detention
News, Published on 12/09/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will ask the incoming cabinet to instruct the Department of Corrections (DoC) to review its regulations on detention outside prison, including whether the rules could be interpreted to allow inmates to serve their sentences at private residences.
Kratom sales set to be banned close to schools
News, Published on 12/09/2025
» The ministries of justice and public health have jointly issued a regulation prohibiting the sale of kratom leaves and boiled kratom juice within 1,000 metres of schools in order to protect children, youth, and other vulnerable groups.