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Ex-top cop indicted in 'Boss' saga
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/02/2024
» The Attorney-General has indicted former national police chief Somyot Poompanmoung and seven others for helping Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, the scion of the family behind the Red Bull empire, escape prosecution in connection with the 2012 hit-and-run case.
NACC in trouble again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2023
» A decision of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to hand swift and severe punishment to a kind-hearted teacher in Chiang Mai has triggered public uproar and raises questions about the need for such a heavy-handed sentence.
Don't forget 'Boss' case
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2023
» Eleven years ago this week, the nation was shocked by the hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, the scion of the renowned family behind the Red Bull empire. The Yoovidhyas are known to be among the richest families in Thailand, owing their fortune to the sugary energy drink Krating Daeng, or Red Bull.
PPC discharges Nate from civil service
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/05/2022
» The Public Prosecutors Commission (PPC) has voted unanimously to discharge Nate Naksuk, a former deputy attorney general, from the civil service over his controversial decision to drop charges against Red Bull scion Vorayuth Yoovidhya in an infamous 2012 hit-and-run case.
PR by OAG won't wash
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/03/2021
» In a bid to polish its tarnished image, presumably following the series of scandals surrounding the infamous hit-and-run case involving the Red Bull scion, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has formed four task forces to promote the agency's public relations campaigns.
'Boss' outrage fires up again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/12/2020
» The "pass the buck" attitude of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) in handling the hit-and-run case involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya comes as no surprise at all to anyone.
NACC to re-examine 'Boss' case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2020
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) plans to re-investigate the police mishandling of the 2012 hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya after receiving a copy of an independent committee's report.
Age-old corruption
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/10/2020
» Re "Vicha report hopes dim", (Editorial, Oct 5).
'You make a mistake, you die': Daring but deadly world of freestyle motocross
AFP, Published on 20/04/2018
» TOURS (FRANCE) - "It's crazy what we do, there's no limit. If you make a mistake, you can die."