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Financial probe sought into former remand prison chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/11/2025
» A political activist on Monday petitioned the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) to investigate the assets and finances of a former Bangkok Remand Prison chief and several corrections officers implicated in a scandal involving Chinese inmates allegedly receiving illicit VIP privileges.
Minister demands CCTV release
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/03/2025
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has ordered the Department of Corrections (DoC) to publicly release the unedited full version of CCTV footage related to the prison death of Pol Col Thitisan "Joe Ferrari" Utthanaphon to clear up doubts raised about the real cause of his death.
Suicide 'most likely' cause of Joe Ferrari's cell death
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/03/2025
» An initial autopsy on the body of Pol Col Thitisan "Joe Ferrari" Utthanaphon has indicated the probable cause of death was suicide by hanging, according to the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS).
Prison ‘assassination attempt’ on gambler alleged
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/07/2024
» A lawyer has called on the Ministry of Justice to investigate an “assassination attempt” against celebrity gambler Siapo Po-arnon, formerly known as Apirak Chat-anont, in Bang Kwang Prison.
Move afoot to cut inmate numbers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/05/2024
» The Justice Ministry will amend rules to allow suspects whose cases have yet to reach court to stay out of jail on condition they wear Electronic Ankle Monitoring (EM) bracelets.
Thaksin 'eligible for parole'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/01/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eligible for parole and it will be left to the Bangkok Remand Prison to submit a request to this end to the Department of Corrections (DoC), a department official said.
Govt assures fugitive will be caught
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/12/2023
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) confirmed on Tuesday that Thailand has an extradition treaty with Indonesia following an unconfirmed report that high-profile fugitive Chaowalit Thongduang may have fled to the Southeast Asian nation.
Thaksin 'not in' private hospital
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/08/2023
» The Justice Ministry has denied media reports that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has been transferred from the Police General Hospital to a privately run facility.
'Serpent' a huge TV draw
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2021
» The Netflix limited series The Serpent has revisited the crime spree of conman and killer Charles Sobhraj who was linked to the unsolved murders of Western tourists on the so-called Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia in the early 1970s.
Inmate boon as courts go high-tech
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/06/2020
» The use of teleconference technology at the Supreme Court has shortened the verdict delivery process, a move that could expedite the cases of many in detention.