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Public Health Ministry pushing for one-tab rule for meth
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/06/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health is seeking to make regulatory changes where anyone possessing more than one methamphetamine tablet, rather than five or more tablets at present, will be regarded as an offender and not be sent to rehab.
Move afoot to cut inmate numbers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/05/2024
» The Justice Ministry will amend rules to allow suspects whose cases have yet to reach court to stay out of jail on condition they wear Electronic Ankle Monitoring (EM) bracelets.
Dept faces grilling over Thaksin privilege
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/12/2023
» Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong has distanced himself from a Department of Corrections (DoC) decision to allow convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to receive VIP medical treatment outside of prison.
Thaksin's hospital stay 'wrong'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/12/2023
» Political activist Srisuwan Janya petitioned the Administrative Court yesterday to nullify both an order allowing jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to receive medical treatment outside of prison and the latest regulation by the Department of Corrections allowing prisoners to be detained in other facilities.
Minister defends new detention law
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/12/2023
» Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong has defended a new regulation that allows for the detention of inmates outside of prison, which could benefit convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Lawmakers want to see Thaksin in hospital
Post Reporters, Published on 14/12/2023
» The House committee on police affairs plans to visit Police General Hospital next month to see if former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is really there, says the committee chairman.
Reforms 'can't end' with legalised cannabis
News, Published on 18/04/2023
» MELBOURNE: Former New Zealand prime minister and current member of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, Helen Clark, has praised Thailand for decriminalising cannabis, but has also called on the country to end capital punishment, especially for those convicted of drug offences.
Mixed reaction to tougher drug laws
News, Published on 01/02/2023
» Experts have warned the Public Health Ministry's proposal to criminalise possession of more than one methamphetamine pill as possession with intent to sell rather than for personal use could have serious consequences.
New rule on royal pardon put in place
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/04/2022
» A new rule will make it harder for prisoners to seek a reduction of their jail terms through royal pardons, according to the Corrections Department.
120,000 busted for drugs in past 6 months
Online Reporters, Published on 09/04/2022
» Police arrested more than 120,000 drug suspects over the past six months, seized 260 million speed pills along with other drugs, and nearly 2.4 billion baht worth of confiscated assets.