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PM returns with pledges
Bangkok Post, Published on 25/09/2023
» Thailand can expect to receive at least US$5 billion in investments from Tesla, Google and Microsoft in the coming years, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Sunday.
Police nab student president
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 02/09/2020
» Police arrested a student leader on Tuesday as part of a continued crackdown against political activists who helped organise an anti-government protest in July.
PM in war of words as FB threatens lawsuit
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 26/08/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday insisted Facebook must abide by Thai law and that he was not fazed by the social media giant's threat to sue the government for blocking access to accounts deemed defamatory to the monarchy.
Thailand new hub, warns drugs czar
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 07/12/2019
» The appearance in court this week of suspects connected with the smuggling of a huge quantity of drugs from a port in Thailand to Australia confirms that Thailand is becoming a major route for drug cartels in the Golden Triangle, according to Niyom Termsrisuk, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Koh Tao killers face death, lawyers mull pardon
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 30/08/2019
» The defence team of the two Myanmar nationals given the death sentence by the Supreme Court over the September 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao were considering seeking a royal pardon for the pair on Thursday.
Thaksin scoffs at pro-regime coalition
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 19/10/2018
» An alliance of pro-democracy parties would defeat pro-military ones in Thailand's upcoming general election if it is held freely and fairly, ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Thursday.
Trafficker of Rohingya gets 35 years
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 02/09/2016
» A man whose lorries were stopped while carrying nearly 100 Rohingya migrants has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for human trafficking.
6-year jail terms for Thaksin-era politicians
Bangkok Post, Published on 09/06/2016
» Two politicians in the Thai Rak Thai administration have been put behind bars after the court sentenced them to six years each in jail on charges of malfeasance and price collusion over a compost procurement scheme in 2001-02.
Red Bull heir 'Boss' gets summoned by police
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 08/05/2016
» Thong Lor police say they will arrest Vorayudh "Boss" Yoovidhaya if he fails to answer charges in connection with the 2012 hit-and-run death of a policeman.
Envoy accepts Koh Tao ruling
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 26/12/2015
» Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand yesterday said he accepted the death sentences handed down to the convicted killers of two backpackers murdered on Koh Tao last year.