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84-year-old woman endures attempted rape and assault
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 30/09/2025
» SAMUT PRAKAN - An 84-year-old woman has been left seriously injured after being assaulted and subjected to an attempted rape inside her home.
Curb S112 abuse
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/09/2025
» Re: "Thaksin acquittal sparks debate", (BP, Aug 31). To prevent abuse of our lese majeste law, S112, we should follow law Professor Olarn Thinbangtieo of Burapha University's suggestion that all lese majeste complaints be vetted by a body of prosecutors, judges, academics, and civil society representatives, operating like a prosecutor's screening panel but with broader representation, before proceeding to court.
Thaksin royal insult acquittal sparks debate
Published on 31/08/2025
» The Criminal Court's decision on Aug 22 to dismiss a lèse-majesté case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has triggered intense debate among academics, legal scholars, and politicians, highlighting long-standing concerns about fairness, transparency, and consistency in the judicial system.
Love, lust and lost funds
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2025
» A growing scandal involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman dubbed "Sika Golf" has gripped Thailand in recent weeks. The case centres on Wilawan Emsawat, a 35-year-old woman accused of forging intimate relationships with high-ranking monks and allegedly using them for financial gain, sparking a wide-ranging police investigation and multiple arrests.
Taunt too far; Dad turns on killer son; defiant druggie
News, Mae Moo, Published on 08/06/2025
» Poking the bear in his cave
14th floor back again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) deserves a praise for launching a probe into another case of a wealthy recipient of privileged treatment who spent a month in a special patient room on the 14th floor of Police General Hospital (PGH).
Korat man arrested for years-long sexual abuse of girl
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A 56-year-old man has been arrested for the repeated rape of a young girl over the span of three years, after her grandfather, a former close friend of the suspect, sought help from a child welfare foundation.
Power politics
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/05/2025
» A recent row that saw a policeman beaten for warning a politician not to take photos inside a polling booth confirms that local politics still wields significant influence over law enforcers.
Thanong acquitted in Rolls-Royce graft case
Published on 29/04/2025
» Former finance minister Thanong Bidaya has been acquitted of bribery in a deal to supply Rolls-Royce engines to Thai Airways International (THAI) more than three decades ago.
Two ex-prosecutors jailed in ‘Boss’ hit-run case
Published on 22/04/2025
» Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk has been sentenced to three years in jail and another ex-prosecutor was given two years for helping Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in the 2012 hit-and-run in which a police officer in Bangkok was killed.