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Media urged to respect victims' rights
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/09/2018
» Women and child victims of abuse continue to suffer rights violations by the media despite existing legal protections, a seminar was told yesterday.
Prayut: Death penalty necessary for peace
Published on 19/06/2018
» Capital punishment must remain to deal with severe crime and ensure national peace and most people agree with it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday.
3,000 people arrested for gambling on World Cup
Published on 18/06/2018
» Police have arrested about 3,000 football gamblers and bookies nationwide in the four days since the World Cup started, with financial institutions and phone service operators helping shut down online gambling, according to law enforcement authorities.
Beer heiress seeking help from Justice fund for the poor
Published on 07/06/2018
» A Singha beer heiress seeking assistance from a Justice Ministry fund to help defendants meet court bail has been given until June 21 to submit a list of her assets and verify she is a low-income earner registered with the government.
'Biggest loan shark' surrenders, held in custody
Published on 17/01/2018
» Wanted loan shark Wichai Pan-ngam, 47, of Pathum Thani, the alleged leader of the so-called "helmet gang", has surrendered to the Department of Special Investigation after over a year on the run.
Prosecutors arraign former Dhammakaya spokesman
Published on 28/12/2017
» Prosecutors on Thursday arraigned Ong-art Thamnitha, the former spokesman for Wat Phra Dhammakaya’s disciples, on charges of instigating public disorder in connection with the Department of Special Investigation’s failed raid on the temple last year to arrest former abbot Phra Dhammajayo.
South Korean arrested for forcing Thais into flesh trade
Published on 18/08/2017
» A South Korean man has been arrested in Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district on charges of luring Thai women into forced prostitution.
'Drunk' prosecutor faces new disciplinary probe
Published on 11/07/2017
» The Office of the Attorney-General has ordered a disciplinary probe into a public prosecutor who allegedly demanded that two police patrolmen in Chon Buri apologise after refusing to take him to a larb (spicy minced-meat) shop, a kind of nightspot that often features sexy waitresses - and plenty of alcohol.
Thailand rapped for lack of action on torture
Published on 27/06/2017
» Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists have called on Thailand to follow through on its commitment to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
Justice permanent secretary shunted to inactive post
Published on 23/05/2017
» Permanent secretary for justice Charnchao Chaiyanukij has been transferred to an inactive post as special inspector-general at the Prime Minister’s Office