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Probe sought into online loan sharks
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/11/2021
» The Justice Ministry has been asked to investigate illegal app-based money lending operated by gangs charging exorbitant interest rates and using standover tactics to collect debts.
196 prisoners screened for 'supermax' detention
King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/11/2021
» A total of 196 prisoners convicted of serious crimes have been screened for segregated detention in maximum security or "supermax" zones to keep them away from other prisoners who committed less serious offences, Corrections Department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan said.
Ministry to investigate money-lending apps
King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/11/2021
» The Justice Ministry has been asked to investigate illegal app-based money lending by gangs charging exorbitant interest rates and using standover tactics to collect ever-mounting debts.
Dogs to help inmates return to society
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/11/2021
» The Justice Ministry will allow inmates in four prisons to raise dogs, as part of a pilot project aimed at reducing anxiety, depression and other antisocial behaviour among convicts.
Ex-cons' unfair treatment sparks legal revision
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/11/2021
» The Office of Justice Affairs will propose a legal amendment to change how criminal records are managed on a database to help clear the names of ex-convicts and avoid any human rights abuses.
Charter Court, surroundings off-limits for ruling in protest case
King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/11/2021
» The Constitutional Court and Building A of the government office complex on Chaeng Wattana road in Nonthaburi have been declared off-limits to the public on Wednesday, when the court is scheduled to deliver its decision in a case against eight pro-democracy protesters.
Ecstasy in coffee 'just a scam'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/11/2021
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has said allegations of coffee mixed with powdered ecstasy on social media were fake and part of a fraudulent scheme to swindle money out of buyers.
Prison staff fired for graft, murder offences
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/11/2021
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has dismissed 10 officials for serious misconduct including corruption, gross negligence and smuggling forbidden items into prisons.
Raids yield B40m in counterfeit goods
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/11/2021
» Police have seized pirated and fake goods worth 40 million baht during a series of raids in Rayong and Pathum Thani.
Law change sought for unknown bodies
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/11/2021
» The Central Institute of Forensic Science will push for an amendment to the law on dealing with unidentified bodies to reduce congestion in cemeteries.