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Second chances
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/06/2020
» Suppakorn Tangtrasit is a barista who is happy to work extra hours to learn something new. With his positive attitude and willingness to challenge himself with difficult tasks, he seems like an employee that any company would like to have. However, a former convict and a drug dealer who was in and out of prison three times, the repeat offender isn't welcome in many companies and even his own family, who don't want him to use the family name anymore.
Records reveal female inmates are jailed for non-violent crimes
Published on 19/06/2020
» Non-custodial measures are recommended to ease prison overcrowding in COVID-19 era
Philippine journalist Ressa scared but strong ahead of verdict
AFP, Published on 10/06/2020
» MANILA: High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says the libel charge that could see her jailed next week is a government ploy to intimidate all critical voices, but she refuses to be silenced and still holds out hope of winning.
Party's over but it doesn't end in jail
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/05/2020
» A rapid increase of arrests in the month after the government declared a state of emergency in late March to fight the Covid-19 outbreak threatened to overwhelm the already overcrowded prison population.
Police seek prison break masterminds
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 31/03/2020
» The jailbreak that left Buri Ram prison engulfed in flames has prompted an urgent probe to identify the masterminds behind the riot, believed to have been sparked by Covid-19 fears.
Prisons buckle under overcrowding
News, Published on 09/02/2020
» With only half a square metre of space to accommodate each inmate crammed in a cell, many end up sleeping sitting up.
Public humiliation at Parliament
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/01/2020
» Visitors to Parliament on Friday witnessed a rare example of public humiliation on Friday when a former Palang Pracharath Party candidate prostrated himself before an opposition party leader in exchange for the latter dropping defamation charges against him.
Fight for justice never ends
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry and agencies under it make some tough calls as they deal with twists in high-profile criminal and drug cases, not to mention faulty monitoring devices.
Come clean on drug past
News, Editorial, Published on 11/09/2019
» Yesterday, as he denied an Australian press report on his previous conviction for heroin trafficking in Sydney in the 1990s, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow, also urged Thais not to dwell on the past and put the matter of his record to rest.
Remaking a life from prison
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/07/2019
» Launching her career as a barista behind bars wasn't exactly how former drug convict Oui*, a vibrant young mother, envisioned her life turning out.