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Locals renew demand for payout delay
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 18/12/2015
» Villagers who live close to the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project in Samut Prakan yesterday have again asked the government to delay paying compensation to the NVPSKG consortium until the court reaches a final verdict in the dispute.
Watchdog pans crime re-enactments
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 06/11/2015
» The police habit of parading criminal suspects before a press conference to admit their supposed guilt is against the law and violates suspects' rights because they are regarded as innocent until found guilty, a seminar was told Thursday.
Somsak denies B16m house is his at trial
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 06/11/2015
» Former education minister Somsak Prisnananthakul has made a last-ditch effort to defend himself against accusations of having acquired "unusual wealth" at a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) hearing as his impeachment case nears its close.
NLA to vote on Somsak's impeachment Nov 13
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 05/11/2015
» The National Legislative Assembly has set Nov 13 to vote on an impeachment motion filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission against former education minister Somsak Prisnananthakul, who is accused of being unusually rich.
Freed drug dealer tells of anguish
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 26/10/2015
» 'Drugs took everything from me," said Sathaporn Srisa-ard, 48, a convicted dealer, fresh out of jail. On Oct 17, he breathed the air of freedom for the first time since his release from a jail term of 12 years and nine months. The sentence was commuted from 25 years on account of his good behaviour.
Bank manager loses bail in slave case
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 10/09/2015
» A Krung Thai Bank manager who allegedly subjected 13 Lao workers to slave-like conditions at his Nakhon Pathom pig farm has been jailed after a court revoked his bail.
Nation 'needs specialised law courts'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 09/09/2015
» Thailand needs more specialised courts to help cut down on the number of appeals handled by the Supreme Court, a seminar was told on Tuesday.
Judge: Commercial court needed with AEC's launch
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 08/09/2015
» The Thai legal system needs a commercial court to deal with international trade matters that will arise with the launch of the Asean Economic Community at the end of this year, a Constitutional Court judge said at a panel discussion on Tuesday.
Cops oppose bail grant to ‘slave master’
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 29/08/2015
» Nakhon Pathom police have urged the provincial court to revoke bail for a farm owner facing human trafficking charges after 13 young illegal migrants from Laos were found in slave-like conditions in cages on his farm in Muang district.
Police interview Lao 'slaves' over trafficking
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 24/08/2015
» Thirteen illegal Lao labour immigrants who were rescued from an alleged "slavery farm" in Nakhon Pathom are being treated as witnesses in a suspected human trafficking case.