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Department recruits 74,000 prison inmates
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/10/2021
» The Department of Corrections has recruited about 74,000 prisoners convicted of committing minor crimes to work at its industrial park with electronic bracelets in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prisons across the kingdom.
Inmates to be offered jobs
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/09/2021
» The private sector has agreed to employ 1,000 inmates to work at industrial estates as part of a Department of Corrections (DoC) industrial work programme to help them return to society after being freed.
DSI launches land grab probe in Nan
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/03/2021
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has launched a probe into the alleged encroachment of vast areas of protected forest in Nan, in which land ownership papers were issued unlawfully.
Minister: Political prisoners to be spread out
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/03/2021
» The Corrections Department has been instructed to transfer political prisoners now mostly held at Klong Prem Central Prison and Bangkok Remand Prison to other facilities to reduce overcrowding and other problems, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.
DSI to probe 'land grab' on Chana estate
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/03/2021
» The Department of Special Investigation is planning to launch an investigation into claims of illegal land encroachment and expropriation related to the much-criticised Chana Industrial Estate in Songkhla.
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.
Senate passes bill removing kratom from narcotics list
King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/02/2021
» The Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment bill removing kratom from the narcotics list in its third reading, a step closer to households being allowed to grow up to three kratom trees each for daily use, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday.
Industrial estates eyed for inmates
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/02/2021
» The Department of Corrections has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) to set up a special industrial zone that will provide vocational job training and employment to prison inmates prior to their release.
Factories to be built at Ban Bueng prison to train inmates
King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/11/2020
» Four factories will be built on land at the Ban Bueng temporary prison in Ban Bueng district, Chon Buri province, under a Corrections Department plan to establish industrial estates where inmates who are soon to be released can learn on-the-job work skills, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Monday.
Mobile vendors enjoy roaring trade
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/04/2020
» In the early morning hours, Samarn Supo heads to the Talaad Thai market in Pathum Thani province to stock up on trade supplies.