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Jail scenarios for former Thai PM Thaksin in hospital saga
Published on 07/09/2025
» A legal expert has outlined scenarios suggesting former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may face a prison term in the so-called "14th floor'' hospital case, if his royal pardon request is deemed to be fraudulent.
Thaksin faces moment of truth over hospital stay
News, Published on 13/06/2025
» The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will on Friday begin an inquiry into former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 181-day hospital stay at the Police General Hospital (PGH).
Court mulls Thaksin's fishy stretch
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/05/2025
» The outcome of a Supreme Court hearing regarding claims of improper enforcement of the prison sentence against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will make or break his political future, an academic says.
Law ends loophole on child beating
Published on 21/04/2025
» Thailand has revised its civil code to ban the corporal punishment of children, a move hailed by child rights advocates as a crucial step toward shifting societal attitudes on parenting.
New giveaway, old problems
News, Published on 29/03/2025
» The opposition has had a field day criticising the government's third-phase money giveaway, although this is to be paid via a digital platform for the first, in the name of economic invigoration.
Paving the way for ex-PM Yingluck's return
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/11/2024
» Political observers appear to be on the same page that the path has been laid for fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return home.
'VIP patient', court step up
Published on 08/01/2024
» The year is off to an intriguing start, with political pundits anticipating that three Constitution Court rulings this month and the potential release of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in February will shape the country's political landscape for months to come.
Poor exam results put schools on the spot
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/12/2023
» Thailand's latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) scores, the lowest in more than two decades since the country joined the Pisa Assessment process in the early 2000s, are a wake-up call for stakeholders to help speed up improvement in the education system.
Thaksin's transfer raises eyebrows
Published on 28/08/2023
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has come under fire for treating former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra better than other prisoners in the system, with critics questioning whether the ex-premier is really ill.
Taking aim at violent sex offenders
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2023
» A new law set to take effect today aims to prevent people convicted of sexual and violent crimes from reoffending.