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Court asked to rule on NACC waiver
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been urged to petition the Constitutional Court over a section in the anti-corruption bill that allows all nine National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) members to stay in office, due to claims it runs afoul of the charter.
20 officers linked to parlour files
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/01/2018
» Twenty state officials including senior police are implicated in documents found at a city massage parlour raided last Friday, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) says.
Critics pan move to allow entertainment during election campaigns
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/01/2018
» An idea floated to allow MP candidates to sponsor entertainment events during election campaigns has been slammed for going against the grain of reform by giving unfair advantages to large political parties.
20 officials probed for 'sponsored services'
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» Twenty government officials might have been implicated in human trafficking following the crackdown on a massage parlour in Bangkok on Friday.
Activists launch campaign to 'disarm' NCPO
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» Activist groups are inviting people to sign a petition calling for the annulment of 35 orders issued by the National Council for Peace and Order they say violate people's rights.
Thai family a focus at vigil for mudslides victims
Associated Press, Published on 15/01/2018
» MONTECITO, California: Thousands of people gathered Sunday night at a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the 20 people, including a Thai man, his son and his father-in-law, who were killed when mudslides ravaged a Southern California community.
Watchdog probes police 'freebies' at parlour
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into freebies dished out by a local massage parlour.
Govt blitz on foreign buses stirs concern
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/01/2018
» Songkhla: Authorities have been urged to issue clear guidelines on the use of foreign-registered buses in the southern province of Songkhla following the recent seizure of Malaysian buses in Hat Yai.
Retail prices for cigarettes under review
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Excise Department is discussing the legality of prohibiting cigarette importers from setting their retail prices below the prices listed before Sept 16, 2017, the first day the new excise tax came into force.
Indonesia tries educating palm oil critics
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/01/2018
» Indonesia has vowed to continue the fight against what it sees as an unfair global camaign against its palm-oil industry, a key economic driver that generated more than US$17 billion worth of exports in 2016.