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Huge waves, floods batter Surat Thani, including Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan and Online Reporters, Published on 12/01/2025
» SURAT THANI: Strong waves and flooding due to higher sea levels wreaked havoc in coastal communities in seven districts of this southern Thai province on Sunday.
Sia Piang out of jail, dept confirms
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/12/2024
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has confirmed the release of Apichart Jansakulporn, better known as Sia Piang, a businessman sentenced to 48 years in prison for his involvement in the rice-pledging scandal.
Srettha needs just one job
News, Published on 06/04/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party came to power chiefly on promises to reboot the economy, which have yet to pan out, say critics.
Chiang Mai expands Songkran booze and smoking bans
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 29/03/2024
» Chiang Mai will prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol, as well as smoking, in many public areas, including those around the city’s moat, during the extended Songkran festival next month.
Backlash hits gang after latest assault
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2024
» Nonthaburi: An adviser to the interior minister and founder of the Sai Mai Tong Rod (Sai Mai District Must Survive) Facebook page, Ekapop Luengprasert, on Monday took the mother of a 13-year-old boy who had been brutally beaten by a youth gang in this Central Plains province to file a complaint with Ratthanathibet police.
Jail-term reduction rules set
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2022
» The Justice Ministry has revised the criteria for who is eligible to receive reduced prison terms by royal pardon.
Pardon me, is that a supercar you're in?
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/12/2021
» With 2022 approaching, the 'Bangkok Post' has selected the top five news stories about justice that were the talk of the town over the past 12 months.
Prayut orders probe into reduced terms
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has signed a formal order to create an independent committee looking into the Department of Corrections' criteria for selecting who will receive reduced prison terms via royal pardon.
Pardon move hard to forgive
News, Published on 18/12/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin may have shot himself in the foot by securing a royal pardon for "big fish" serving time for engineering one of the country's costliest corruption cases.
Somsak dismisses jail-term row
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/12/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has shrugged off rising criticism over the ministry's role in pushing to up to five royal decrees offering reduced prison terms over four years to people convicted of graft.