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Detained protester Panusaya 'skipping dinner'
King-oua Laohong, Published on 31/03/2021
» Panusaya "Rung" Sitthijirawatanakul, a defendant charged with lese majeste being detained at the Central Women's Correctional Institution, has said she is foregoing dinner for three days, from Tuesday, Corrections Department deputy director-general Tawatchai Chaiwat said on Wednesday.
Ratsadon leaders split between five prisons
King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/03/2021
» Core members of the Ratsadon group arrested and charged in connection with anti-government protests are being detained at five prisons while police prepare the cases against them, Corrections Department deputy director-general Veerakit Hanparipan said on Wednesday.
'Penguin' on partial hunger strike
King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/03/2021
» Protest leader Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak has begun a partial hunger strike in prison, consuming only milk, sweet drinks and mineral water, Thanakrit Jit-areerak, secretary to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin, said on Wednesday.
Somsak clears up drug haze
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/11/2020
» Recreational use of cocaine, morphine and opium is still illegal, despite the easing of some restrictions, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin warned yesterday.
Lunlabelle's parents seek second autopsy
King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/09/2019
» The parents of product presenter Thitima "Lunlabelle" Noraphanpiphat have asked for a second autopsy, as they do not believe their daughter drank herself to death without outside help.
Weed cultivation 'still illegal'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/07/2019
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has warned that the cultivation and use of cannabis or cannabis extracts, even for medical purposes, remains against the law unless special permission has been granted by the authorities.
Naras denies VIPs can party in prison
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/07/2019
» Corrections Department director-general Naras Savestanan yesterday strongly denied that Bangkok Remand Prison provides preferential treatment to some VIP detainees.
Jailhouse rock in Ayutthaya
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/04/2019
» An acoustic band has been keeping customers entertained at a coffee shop in Ayutthaya, the former Thai capital, but people's fascination with this unique eatery isn't limited to its cakes, or the songs the band play.
Prisoners get help to go straight
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/08/2018
» Without enough money or work skills, many former inmates are at risk of returning to a life of crime. This has led the Department of Corrections (DOC) to look for more effective ways to end this cycle of incarceration and reoffending.
No sign of 'zombie' drug here
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/10/2017
» No signs of alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Alpha-PVP), a synthetic stimulant also known as flakka or bath salts, have been detected in Thailand so far, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) says.