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PM insists cash splurge not populist as poll looms
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» The government will plough 63 billion baht into cash handout packages aimed at assisting low-income earners, the elderly and retired officers, but Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged both the public and the media not to view this as a populist move aimed at shoring up support ahead of the election.
Probe into pilfered fund for disabled
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/09/2018
» Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo is looking into alleged irregularities in the spending of state funds granted to an employment promotion programme for people with disabilities that caused losses of up to 1.5 billion baht a year.
Government slams Thaksin over online posts
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/09/2018
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has called for dialogue between old political rivals and also made a jibe at the country's backwardness that was immediately met with retaliatory remarks from the government.
Three senior police officers sacked in Ponzi network case
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/09/2018
» Three senior police officers at Provincial Police Region 4 in Khon Kaen have been dismissed from the civil service and 15 others transferred to inactive posts at Royal Thai Police headquarters in connection with a high-profile investigation into a Ponzi network.
Sisters arrested for online fraud say they are also victims
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/09/2018
» Two sisters in Satun have been arrested on charges of swindling about 100 people out of at least 10 million baht in total through fraudulent online gold investments.
Mobile phones banned in schools in France
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/09/2018
» Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class on Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools.
Pol Capt sacked for allegedly supplying drugs
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/06/2018
» A police captain at Sutthisan station in Bangkok was arrested on Monday night and later sacked for allegedly procuring illegal drugs for sale via mailed parcels.
Parks Department chief probed for 'funds misuse'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/06/2018
» The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is investigating a complaint against the chief of Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for alleged malfeasance over his handling of public funds back in 2010.
Cops chasing tails in hunt for Yingluck
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 01/06/2018
» Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said on Thursday it would be harder to track fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra if she has obtained a UK visa, as reported by the media.
Prawit dismisses Thaksin's forecast of Pheu Thai polls win
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/03/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has shrugged off former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's prediction that the Pheu Thai Party will see a landslide victory in the next general election.