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Torture bill tied in knots
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/10/2021
» Getting a draft law fighting torture and enforced disappearances to parliament was an uphill battle but fleshing it out may be a lot harder to do, according to experts.
Senate votes to legalise kratom use
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/02/2021
» The Senate has passed an amendment bill removing kratom from the narcotics list during its third reading in the Upper House, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday.
Keeping forest floor moist to stop fires
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/03/2020
» Forest fires have stretched the government's manpower and resources, prompting authorities to rethink their approach and work on keeping forest floors moist to contain the spread of fires.
Inmate training to counter virus spread
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/01/2020
» The Corrections Department on Wednesday launched a project to provide healthcare training for 50 inmates so they can help doctors and nurses care for ailing inmates should they come down with the coronavirus from Wuhan in China.
School probe on 'ghost' claims begins
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/11/2018
» A graft-busting agency suspects some state education officials in Nakhon Ratchasima province fabricated over 200 student names to pocket an education subsidy.
Nations unite in fight against drugs
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/11/2018
» Heightened cooperation between six countries as part of the anti-drug Safe Mekong initiative has contributed to the interception of large drug hauls entering Thailand from neighbouring countries, Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk has revealed.
Prajin denies purge of DSI in top posts
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/09/2018
» Justice Minister Prajin Juntong has denied speculation that the ministry's latest move to transfer two deputy director-generals from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) -- both policemen -- was a de facto purge to remove officers from its executive positions.
Family secure second autopsy over woman's 'lorry fall' death
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/08/2018
» The Police General Hospital's Institute of Forensic Medicine is to conduct a second autopsy on the body of a 19-year-old woman who died in suspicious circumstances in Ayutthaya, Crime Suppression Division (CSD) commander Maitree Chimcherd said yesterday.
Golden Triangle drug crackdown kicks off
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/02/2018
» Drug suppression agencies are being told to crack down on drug smuggling from the notorious Golden Triangle, one of Asia's two main opium-producing areas.
R3A Highway a major corridor for drug gangs
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/08/2015
» Authorities are keeping an eye on the R3A Highway which is being exploited by couriers in a now not-so-secret path of drug trafficking, despite original hopes the route would be a boost for legitimate business and tourism.