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Human-trafficking kingpin Manas dies in prison hospital
News, Published on 04/06/2021
» Lt Gen Manas Kongpan, convicted in the country's largest human-trafficking case, died of a suspected heart attack at the Medical Correctional Hospital on Wednesday night.
Inmate scrutiny ramped up
News, Published on 26/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry will implement more rigorous screening of prisoners before they are released from jail, in the wake of a murder case in which paroled serial killer Somkid Pumpuang is the prime suspect.
PM gets tough on embezzlers
News, Published on 21/02/2018
» Anyone found guilty of being involved in embezzling state funds earmarked for the underprivileged will be prosecuted, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said.
DSI denies brothel crackdown was political
News, Published on 18/01/2018
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has dismissed speculation that the crackdown on suspected human trafficking at Victoria's Secret Massage on Friday was politically motivated.
Prawit on his own in watch row
News, Published on 20/12/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appeared on Tuesday to distance himself from his scandal-embroiled deputy, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, saying the declaration of his luxury watch and diamond ring were his personal matters.
Prayut defends military 'punishment'
News, Published on 24/11/2017
» Excessive military punishment has come under heavy criticism in the wake of the mysterious death of a cadet while Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has defended military cadet training standards.
Army hospital to return dead cadet's organs
News, Published on 23/11/2017
» The mystery over an army cadet's death thickened Wednesday, with the hospital which removed his organs without the knowledge of his parents saying they would supply them for a second autopsy.
Convicts tapped to make guns
News, Published on 31/10/2017
» Inmates convicted of unlawfully making firearms will be recruited to help produce weapons for the military after they complete their sentences, under a plan proposed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Probe targets 70 state officials
News, Published on 27/07/2017
» The Interior Ministry will set up a committee to investigate 70 government officials who have been suspended on suspicion of alleged abuse of power or corruption after the latest list of suspect officeholders was released on Tuesday.
600 'military' vehicles auctioned illegally
News, Published on 02/07/2017
» >> An army colonel is facing dismissal for his alleged involvement in the illegal sale of more than 600 military vehicles through a fake auction in an elaborate scheme linked to illegally imported luxury cars.