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Lawyer says People's Party knew of rape case pre-poll
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/02/2026
» A lawyer has alleged that the People's Party (PP) was aware of the rape case against its Maha Sarakham candidate before the Feb 8 election but went ahead and fielded him anyway.
Overreach stains Senate's credibility
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/11/2025
» A decision by the scandal-ridden Senate to slap Senator Nantana Nantavaropas with a serious charge for her "pork seller" remarks about a fellow senator who won her place in the Upper Chamber has raised eyebrows.
Calls for scope of amnesty bills to widen
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/10/2025
» A movement calling itself the People's Amnesty Network has urged lawmakers to expand the scope of political amnesty bills currently being deliberated in the House to include offences under Sections 110 and 112 of the Criminal Code.
Scholar backs tighter curbs on temples
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/07/2025
» A legal scholar is calling for tighter financial regulation of Buddhist temples, arguing senior monks hold power equivalent to high-ranking government officials yet remain exempt from anti-corruption scrutiny.
Leave no stone unturned in graft probes
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/04/2025
» The collapse of the State Audit Office's (SAO) under-construction building last week following a powerful quake in Myanmar set a world record -- but not in a way that Thai people would take pride in.
Thai Senate sets sights on Pol Col Tawee over vote-fixing probe
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/02/2025
» A group of senators is seeking the removal of Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong in response to the Department of Special Investigation's (DSI) plan to investigate complaints related to last year's Senate election.
Capital leads with most social issue complaints
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/01/2025
» The government’s Human Security Emergency Management Centre (HuSec) last year handled more than 188,000 cases dealing with social issues ranging from domestic violence to homelessness, disabilities and elderly care.
2 THAI execs cost airline B360m in losses: NACC
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/01/2025
» Two former executives of Thai Airways International (THAI) have been found in the wrong in a probe related to a freight business that caused the airline more than 360 million baht in damages, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Online sexual abuse now at severe levels in Thailand
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/09/2024
» The growing threat of sexual harassment on social media is having a severe impact on children and the young, according to Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).
Dept vows to speed up jail assault probe
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/07/2024
» The Department of Correction (DoC) has pledged to investigate the allegation of sexual assault made by an inmate at Bang Kwang Central Prison, who claimed to have been drugged and raped by a cellmate earlier this year.