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Nobel laureate Yunus indicted for embezzlement
Published on 12/06/2024
» DHAKA - Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others were indicted by a court in Bangladesh court on Wednesday on charges of embezzlement of 252 million taka ($2 million) from the workers’ welfare fund of his telecoms company.
Ex-banker charged with faking car-lease contracts
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/06/2024
» Police have arrested a former senior bank employee accused of falsifying loan and auto leasing contracts to get commission fees in Muang district of Phitsanulok province.
Chadchart needs to act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt's anti-graft fighting efforts have so far largely been passively bureaucratic and, at best, reactive, despite his 2022 campaign promises to uproot corruption at City Hall.
Amnesty bill faces uncertainty
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/06/2024
» An amnesty for people charged and prosecuted in political cases is long overdue and a fresh bid to push for one this time round is unlikely to trigger political turmoil like the previous attempt in 2013, according to political analysts.
Police probing 'durian tribute' for senior officers in Si Sa Ket
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/06/2024
» The superintendent of Kantharalak police in Si Sa Ket yesterday denied media reports that he was behind an order to procure durians for senior police who are due to inspect the station next week.
Police probing 'durian tribute' for senior officers in Si Sa Ket
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/06/2024
» The superintendent of Kantharalak Police in Si Sa Ket on Sunday denied reports which claimed he was behind the order to procure durians for senior police officers who are due to inspect the station next week, saying an official is currently underway.
Vietnam arrests prominent journalist for Facebook posts
Published on 09/06/2024
» Authorities in Vietnam have arrested one of the country’s most prominent journalists and accused him of “abusing democratic freedoms” by posting articles on Facebook that “infringed on the interests of the state and the legitimate rights and interests of organisations and individuals.”
Thousands of Ukrainian prisoners apply to join army
Published on 31/05/2024
» KYIV - In its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry, Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia, and more than four thousand have applied so far.
Officer guilty of embezzling bail money
News, Published on 31/05/2024
» A police captain was sentenced to 50 years in prison yesterday for embezzling money placed with a police station as bail surety on several occasions, according to the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.
Policewoman who embezzled bail funds gets 125 years
Post Reporters, Published on 30/05/2024
» A policewoman from a Bangkok station was sentenced on Thursday to 125 years in jail for embezzling suspects’ bail worth a total of 720,000 baht.