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‘Not a friendly place’: Inside the prison where Thaksin is jailed
Published on 11/09/2025
» Three blankets to sleep with, an open bathing area, bland food and the constant risk of violence. These are the conditions inside the maximum security prison in Thailand’s capital where 76-year-old former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is jailed, according to two people with knowledge of the facility.
‘Joe Ferrari’ death ruled a suicide after autopsy
Post Reporters, Published on 19/04/2025
» An autopsy report has confirmed that Thitisan “Joe Ferrari” Utthanaphon, a former police colonel convicted in the torture-murder of a drug suspect, committed suicide while in custody at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok.
A religious experience
Life, Published on 10/04/2025
» In 1516, Leonardo da Vinci travelled by horseback from Italy to France with the Mona Lisa carefully rolled up in his saddlebag.
Old places, new menus
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 18/03/2025
» Bored of eating the same thing twice? Fear no more, here's a list of restaurants that have shuffled things up to make sure you're never bored or short of choices while dining out.
Police to probe officers’ links to scammers
Published on 12/02/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has set up a committee to investigate alleged links between senior officers and criminal activity in Myanmar.
‘Tuhao’ acquitted of money-laundering and drug charges
Published on 11/02/2025
» Chinese businessman Chaiyanat “Tuhao” Kornchayanant has been acquitted, along with his former police officer wife and 17 others, on charges of organised transnational crime, money-laundering and drug offences, on grounds of insufficient evidence.
London mansion seized from Saudi royals sells for £139 million
Published on 24/01/2025
» LONDON - A mansion in Regent’s Park that was seized by creditors to members of the Saudi Royal family has been sold at a 44% discount to the asking price almost two years after it was put up for sale.
Thai-m to toast 2025 at Blue Elephant
Holiday Time, Published on 06/12/2024
» Picture yourself on New Year’s Eve, free from the chaos of last-minute grocery shopping and kitchen stress. Instead, you’re seated in a magnificent century-old colonial mansion, where crystal chandeliers cast a warm glow over polished teak floors, and the air is filled with the aromatic promise of an extraordinary meal to come. This is Blue Elephant Sathorn, where Master Chef Nooror Somany Steppe is preparing to orchestrate your final feast of 2024.
New movies out this week: Sept 5-11
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/09/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Tricky minefield lies ahead of PM
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2024
» The astonishing speed with which Thailand's 31st prime minister was nominated, endorsed in the House of Representatives and approved by Royal Command would not have been achieved without the intervention by "you know who" at the Ban Chan Song La mansion in Thon Buri.