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Minister raises concerns in case against three Thaksin doctors
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/05/2025
» The public health minister has raised concerns about the review process for three doctors who treated former premier Thaksin Shinawatra during his controversial stay at the Police General Hospital (PGH), after failing to receive requested additional documents.
Thaksin appearance puts end to flight rumours
Online Reporters, Published on 27/05/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra showed up at the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on Tuesday afternoon, putting to rest rumours that he planned to flee Thailand to escape the prospect of new legal fallout from a controversial hospital stay during his one-year prison term.
Pheu Thai MP ‘confident’ Thaksin will attend court inquiry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/05/2025
» Pheu Thai Party MP Wisut Chainarun said he was confident former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra would attend the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for June 13 that will look into whether or not his prison sentence was properly enforced.
Thaksin lecture on drug suppression slammed over 2003 killings
Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will on Tuesday deliver a special lecture on drug suppression at the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), in an event that has drawn sharp criticism given his controversial "war on drugs" in 2003.
Thaksin care drama carries risks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/05/2025
» A growing rift between the Ministry of Public Health and the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) has exposed tensions between professional integrity and political interference -- posing a direct challenge to long-standing norms that safeguard the independence of the medical disciplinary system.
Chula doctors back Medical Council of Thailand probe
News, Published on 26/05/2025
» A group of senior physicians from Chulalongkorn University has backed the Medical Council of Thailand's (MCT) disciplinary action against three doctors who issued medical certificates for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Thaksin may face stark choice
Published on 24/05/2025
» The Supreme Court stepping in to investigate the alleged unlawful enforcement of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's prison term looks certain to result in some nasty consequences for agencies connected to the correctional procedures in the case.
Medical council asked for ‘missing’ Thaksin files
Published on 21/05/2025
» An aide to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has called on the Medical Council of Thailand to submit missing documents related to the hospital treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra within 15 days.
Trade talk and domestic politics drive sentiment
Business, Published on 20/05/2025
» Thai shares rebounded in line with global bourses last week, shortly before falling back closer to 1,200 points. Early in the week, the market was driven by euphoria over the prospects for a US-China trade deal. Washington cut tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% while China trimmed its rates to 10% for 90 days.
Former UDD leader voices coup fears
Published on 19/05/2025
» A former red-shirt leader on Monday warned that the country could be plunged into another political crisis which could lead to another coup if vote-fixing allegations involving last year's Senate election are not fully investigated.