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Minister: Political prisoners to be spread out
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/03/2021
» The Corrections Department has been instructed to transfer political prisoners now mostly held at Klong Prem Central Prison and Bangkok Remand Prison to other facilities to reduce overcrowding and other problems, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.
Impeach Yingluck, NACC says
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/10/2014
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided to petition the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is accused of negligence for failing to stop corruption and losses in her government's rice-pledging scheme.
Joint force seeks Phuket kingpin
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/08/2014
» More than 100 police and military officers on Thursday raided the house and offices belonging to the former mayor of Patong municipality, Pian Kisin, and his son, who have been accused of running a criminal organisation in Phuket.
Agencies defy deadline for graft reports
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/08/2014
» More than half of all state agencies missed the July 30 deadline to submit disciplinary probe reports to the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), said its secretary-general Prayong Preeyajit.
Board to oversee Amlo’s autonomy
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/07/2014
» A nine-member board is likely to be set up to oversee the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) under the proposed plan to turn the agency into an independent body.
Lak Si political prison may be shut
King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/07/2014
» The Corrections Department is considering shutting down Thailand's only prison for political prisoners, in Bangkok's Lak Si area, two years after its highly publicised opening.
Drug trade battle gets B10bn boost
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/07/2014
» Ten billion baht has been earmarked to implement the National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) plans to stamp out the drug trade and rehabilitate drug addicts.
Liberties dept leads bid to protect activists
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/07/2014
» The Rights and Liberties Protection Department is spearheading efforts to come up with a so-called "white list" of human rights defenders and political and environmental activists who face threats of violence and need protection.
Team closes resorts built on forests
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/07/2014
» Authorities have shut down two resorts in Saraburi after finding they were allegedly built on protected forests.
Amlo to wage World Cup war
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/06/2014
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has warned seven electronic cash card operators to report suspected football betting payments or suspicious cash transactions or face fines of up to 500,000 baht.