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Not just a physical disease
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2020
» A man from Narathiwat province who was due to be released from a Covid-19 quarantine facility jumped to his death from the fifth floor of a state hospital in Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province last month. Days before, in the province of Chiang Mai, another Thai male cut short his life in the same manner after learning that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Political storms that will define 2020
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 04/01/2020
» The new year has begun with intensifying political confrontation, a consequence of a move to disband the Future Forward Party, which fought back by mobilising street demonstrations. The party's struggle has won substantial support as it is believed that charges against party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit are politically motivated. It is evident that the army under Gen Apirat Kongsompong is paranoid with Mr Thanathorn's move and it should be noted that a growing number of incidents which will raise the political temperature are set to take place this month.
Crimes that shocked the nation in 2019
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» There were plenty of high-profile criminal cases that captured the public interest in 2019. The year saw a serial killer strike again, a string of violent courthouse incidents, coordinated bomb blasts in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, a brutal murder driven by greed for money, and the tragic case of model-for-hire 'Lunlabelle' who was found dead in disturbing circumstances.
6 dead in gun rampage at Czech hospital
AFP, Published on 10/12/2019
» PRAGUE: A gunman opened fire Tuesday in a hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, killing four men and two women in what the premier called an "immense tragedy".
The cops who opt to die
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/12/2019
» Police officers are perceived as guardians who protect life. They are projected as tough guys with guns who catch criminals and make communities safe. Yet shocking statistics of their suicide in Thailand show our guardians can be vulnerable and need help too.
Cop suicides spark health support plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/11/2019
» National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda has issued a letter instructing supervisors to provide relevant support to their personnel, or face an inquiry if their subordinates end up committing suicide.
Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope's anti-nukes call
AFP, Published on 24/11/2019
» NAGASAKI (JAPAN) - Kenji Hayashida thought about committing suicide in the years after an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Nagasaki.
The kids aren't alright
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 08/11/2019
» Crime is not limited by gender or age. Men, women and children can all end up behind bars for committing criminal acts. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Many jurists advocate that laws be reconsidered periodically to determine whether they are still applicable. Some turn into the Blue Laws of yore, still on the books but no longer enforced. Others get overturned.
Thai-farang couple take own lives, strangle cat
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/11/2019
» A male couple found hanged at their home in Surat Thani province took their own lives, police said yesterday.
Courts: Judges are independent
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2019
» The Court of Justice has insisted there are mechanisms to ensure the independence of a ruling judge after one of them shot himself in the courtroom on Friday afternoon after reading a ruling.