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Officer guilty of embezzling bail money
News, Published on 31/05/2024
» A police captain was sentenced to 50 years in prison yesterday for embezzling money placed with a police station as bail surety on several occasions, according to the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.
Thaksin charges seen as warning from old guard
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 31/05/2024
» The attorney general's decision to indict former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on lese majeste charges is the result of Thaksin failing to honour a deal with the old power groups that still hold sway in Thai politics, according to some political observers.
Torsak to meet graft-busters next month
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/05/2024
» Sidelined national police chief Torsak Sukvimol and his wife will acknowledge a charge of failing to report their two properties in London to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) at the beginning of next month.
Red Bull tycoon sues senator over bribe claim
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/05/2024
» The Red Bull energy drink tycoon Chalerm Yoovidhya has filed a defamation lawsuit for 50 million baht against a senator and a TV host over allegations of bribery.
Yingluck optimistic about democracy
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/05/2024
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she sees light at the end of the tunnel now that the country has returned to a democratic path, 10 years after the coup that ousted her government.
Old rice safe but infested with dead bugs
Post Reporters, Published on 20/05/2024
» The Commerce Ministry's controversial stock of old, fumigated rice is safe to eat but must first be cleaned of all the dead bugs infesting it, according to the Dept of Medical Sciences.
Lab tests show rice 'edible'
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/05/2024
» The government will proceed with its plan to auction off the rice from Yingluck Shinawatra's pledging scheme that had been stored in two warehouses in Surin for 10 years, after a laboratory test result showed that the rice is still safe for consumption.
Push to sell old rice raises questions
Published on 19/05/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.
Foreigners arrested for illegally running daycare, wakeboarding centre
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/05/2024
» SURAT THANI: Several foreigners were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly operating a daycare facility and a wakeboarding service centre on Koh Phangan.
Tuk-tuk driver fined for overcharging tourists
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2024
» The Department of Land Transport has suspended a tuk-tuk driver's licence and fined him 2,000 baht for overcharging Japanese tourists, and another 500 baht for failing to wear a proper uniform.