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‘Not a friendly place’: Inside the prison where Thaksin is jailed
By Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters, Published on 11/09/2025
» Three blankets to sleep with, an open bathing area, bland food and the constant risk of violence. These are the conditions inside the maximum security prison in Thailand’s capital where 76-year-old former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is jailed, according to two people with knowledge of the facility.
Asean urged to ramp up migrant screening
News, Thana Boonlert and Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 25/04/2020
» Diplomatic and economic experts are calling on countries in the region to step up the screening of migrant workers in the future to prevent the transmission of diseases like Covid-19.
So little time, so much to do
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 28/10/2019
» When Thailand assumed Asean's chairmanship earlier in the year, the kingdom had high hopes for the bloc, because this year, the helm of the region returns to its very birthplace -- the place where 52 years ago, the Asean Declaration, also known as the Bangkok Declaration, was signed.
SET targets stable growth
Business, Chayut Setboonsarng & Wirat Buranakanokthanasan, Published on 22/06/2018
» Thailand's national bourse is nearing a 40% rise in the market value of shares listed on it over five years to about $700 billion, driven by offerings from infrastructure funds, family businesses and company spin-offs, its new president said.
Police say they have murderer of Lao businessman
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 03/05/2018
» KHON KAEN: Police believe they already have the murderer of a Lao businessman in custody, based on information from recently arrested accomplices.
Police: Brutally murdered Lao man involved in drugs
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 01/05/2018
» KHON KAEN: Local police insisted on Tuesday that a Lao man brutally killed in the northeastern province recently was involved in the illicit drug business.