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‘Thaksin won’t flee again,’ says PM
News, Published on 04/06/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not attempt to flee the country again in order to escape a lese-majeste case that has been brought against him, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday.
2014 election disrupter avoids jail
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/05/2024
» The Supreme Court has handed an eight-month jail term, suspended for two years, to a protest leader involved in obstructing the general election in 2014.
Old rice safe but infested with dead bugs
Post Reporters, Published on 20/05/2024
» The Commerce Ministry's controversial stock of old, fumigated rice is safe to eat but must first be cleaned of all the dead bugs infesting it, according to the Dept of Medical Sciences.
Rights group decries ‘swap mart’ for dissidents
Published on 18/05/2024
» Thai authorities are assisting neighbouring governments to take unlawful actions against refugees and dissidents from abroad, making the country increasingly unsafe for those fleeing persecution, Human Rights Watch says in a report released this week.
Cannabis backers urge minister not to turn back clock
Published on 16/05/2024
» Dozens of cannabis advocates urged the government on Thursday to abandon its plans to relist marijuana as an illegal narcotic, a week after it announced a dramatic policy U-turn just two years after decriminalising it.
Pro-weed groups put heat on govt
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/05/2024
» The government is facing increasing pressure from pro-cannabis groups which are threatening to rally at the Ministry of Public Health from Thursday until the ministry can prove that cannabis deserves to be reclassified as a narcotic drug.
Senate poll opens for applicants
News, Published on 11/05/2024
» A process to elect a new batch of 200 senators has kicked off with application forms now made available, as the five-year tenure of the 250 senators installed by the now-defunct National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) ended on Friday.
Former minister Wissanu appointed Bangkok Post chairman
Post Reporters, Published on 08/05/2024
» Former deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of Bangkok Post Plc, succeeding Suthikiati Chirathivat, effective from May 9.
Deputy minister's son gets suspended jail term for drink driving
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/04/2024
» A son of a deputy minister has been sentenced to two months in jail, suspended for two years, for charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and obstructing police duty.
Forensic officer charged over Vorayuth speed data
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/03/2024
» A former senior prosecutor for the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has filed a lawsuit against a former forensic officer who changed the recorded speed of the infamous hit-and-run case of Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya in 2012.