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Doi Suthep housing construction stopped
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/04/2018
» New housing being built for the Region 5 office of the Appeal Court at the foot of Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai province will be taken over for public use, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Thursday.
Lao drug kingpin Xaysana gets life imprisonment
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/03/2018
» The Criminal Court handed down life imprisonment to drug ring leader Xaysana Keopimpha on Tuesday on charges of smuggling 1.2 methamphetamine pills into Thailand.
Solo 'porn' star
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/02/2018
» A Cambodian court has dropped charges against all but one of a group of 10 foreigners who were charged last month with producing pornography at a party in the tourist town of Siem Reap, the court said on Monday.
Activist flees lese majeste charge
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 29/01/2018
» Pro-democracy activist Chanoknan "Cartoon" Ruamsap fled into exile on Sunday, ahead of arrest by military order. She was charged for sharing a BBC profile of His Majesty the King on her Facebook account.
Tarit gets small fine, suspended jail for undeclared wealth
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/01/2018
» Tarit Pengdith, former director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, was on Friday given a suspended three-month jail sentence and fined 5,000 baht for concealment of assets worth tens of millions of baht while in office.
Friends with benefits
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/01/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon claimed on Tuesday that "all" of the 24 luxury watches that he has been documented wearing belong to his friends. He added that he would resign from the cabinet only if the national graft-busting agency decides there are sufficient grounds to pursue a case against him.
Difficult to swallow
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 16/01/2018
» Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn will today visit Suvarnabhumi airport to inspect food and beverage prices at the airport's restaurants and stalls, following continued criticism that prices are too high.
Double standards
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/01/2018
» Rock singer Sek Loso has accused police of double standards after learning that a local official facing similar charges was released on bail for a third of what he was required to pay.
Parlour tricks
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into freebies given to police by a local massage parlour.
NACC pressured over 2010 crackdown
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/01/2018
» Red-shirt core leader Nattawut Saikua turned up at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Friday to demand justice for victims of the deadly 2010 crackdown on protesters.