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Japan ties in line for boost
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/05/2022
» The official visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the first of its kind in nine years, will not only help cement long-term Thai-Japanese relations but also spawn new trade and investment opportunities for both sides, believe some observers.
Is lifetime ban not seeing wood for trees?
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/04/2022
» The move to permanently ban Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Pareena Kraikupt from politics last week for encroaching on protected forest tracts in Ratchaburi has sparked a debate on whether the punishment was appropriate for the crime, as she has yet to be convicted by a criminal court of the allegation.
Fight against Covid in jails ramps up
King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/05/2021
» The Corrections Department is ramping up efforts to contain the Covid-19 outbreak at two prisons in Bangkok, where nearly 3,000 inmates have tested positive for the disease.
Protest leaders held 'in 5-star luxury'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/04/2021
» Protest leaders being detained in prison are enjoying conditions akin to "a five-star hotel", says MP Sira Jenjaka of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party.
Royal clemency for jailed newsman Sorrayuth, red-shirt Nattawut
King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/12/2020
» Royal pardons will mean early release for jailed TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda and red-shirt co-leader Nattawut Saikuar, and a reduced prison term for former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom.
DSI: Karen rights activist Billy was killed
King-oua Laohong, Published on 03/09/2019
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said on Tuesday that missing Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen had been killed as a piece of his burnt skull was found in the reservoir of the Kaeng Krachan dam in Phetchaburi province.
MP asks DSI to investigate Phuket condo project
King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/08/2019
» Palang Pracharath Party MP for Bangkok Jira Jenjaka has asked the Department of Special Investigation to examine alleged irregularities in the issuance of a land ownership document for a condominium project in Phuket.
Thailand's complainer-in-chief
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/03/2019
» Srisuwan Janya is not exaggerating when he claims he might hold the champion title of the country's biggest complaints-maker.
Stuck in the middle over Araibi affair
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/02/2019
» Among those involved in the case of Bahraini refugee footballer, Hakeem al-Araibi, which culminated in his return to Australia, was Chatchom Akapin, director-general of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG)'s International Affairs Department,who admits staff were worried about how it would turn out.
Minister: Imprisoned Boonsong needs surgery
King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/11/2018
» Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who is serving a 42-year jail term for fraudulent government-to-government rice sales, will be sent to Police General Hospital for surgery late this month.