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Net lift: art and badminton combine to help ex-prisoners
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/05/2022
» The Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) has teamed up with the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) to organise an art exhibition aimed at supporting ex-prisoners in their return to society.
A new blow for same-sex marriages
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/11/2021
» The Constitutional Court has ruled that Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code, which only allows for a man and a woman to register their marriage, is not against people's constitutional rights, marking a blow for proponents of same-sex marriages.
Rights body says rehab can cure overcrowded prisons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 07/09/2019
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) have joined hands to seek ways to reduce prison overcrowding in a country with the world's sixth-highest inmate population.
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.
Russian 'sex trainer' played up in prison
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/02/2019
» Pattaya Remand Prison treated a Belarusian sex-trainer arrested in the seaside resort town last year just like any other female inmate, the Corrections Department chief said yesterday.
B103bn of debtors' assets sold
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/08/2018
» From last October to June the Legal Execution Department (LED) sold 103 billion baht worth of disputed property that was seized after litigation.
Graftbusters name 270 in welfare furore
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/06/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has forwarded a list of 270 officials allegedly involved in a welfare fund embezzlement scandal to the Department of Social Development and Welfare to consider disciplinary action.
Former perm sec's assets frozen in welfare funds case
King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/06/2018
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office has impounded 88-million-baht of the assets of a former permanent secretary and two former high-ranking officials accused of demanding “change” from state welfare funds for the underprivileged.
Sex attacks spark action on rights
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/05/2018
» To provide better protection for victims of sexual violence and their families, the Department of Rights and Liberties Protection will propose a set of guidelines including a non-bail policy.
DSI seeks Victoria's Secret indictment
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/04/2018
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has sought an indictment with the prosecutors against the owner of Victoria's Secret Massage for human trafficking and procuring women for prostitution, along with six other alleged accomplices.