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Activists demand update on Thaksin's condition
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/09/2023
» Activists on Monday demanded the Police General Hospital release the latest condition of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to prove if he deserves to stay there instead of in prison.
Royal pardon reduces Thaksin’s jail term to one year
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/09/2023
» His Majesty the King has granted a royal pardon to Thaksin Shinawatra, reducing the former prime minister’s combined jail sentence from eight years to one, according to Friday's Royal Gazette.
Thaksin has private room on prison medical ward
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/08/2023
» Thaksin Shinawatra is in a private room on the medical ward of Bangkok Remand Prison and being monitored around the clock because of four underlying health conditions including heart and lung problems, the head of the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.
Thaksin arrives at Don Mueang
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2023
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra finally returned to the country after 15 years in self-exile, landing at Don Mueang airport on Tuesday morning.
Locals want scary statue moved
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/08/2023
» Two groups have called for the relocation of a statue of Khru Kai Kaeo from a hotel near the Ratchada-Lat Phrao intersection in Bangkok.
Warning over pet sacrifices to statue
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/08/2023
» Using pets as sacrifices for Khru Kai Kaeo, represented by a sculpture at a shrine in Bangkok, is against the law, the Watchdog Thailand Foundation has warned.
Pattaya, Koh Larn packed with holidaymakers
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/07/2023
» Beaches and tourist attractions in Pattaya buzzed with tourists on Friday, the first day of a six-day long holiday, with hotel rooms on Koh Larn fully booked.
Parliament vote for PM postponed indefinitely
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/07/2023
» Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has indefinitely postponed Thursday's vote for a new prime minister, pending a Constitutional Court ruling on the rejected renomination of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat.
Cabinet approves extra day off for 6-day holiday
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/07/2023
» The caretaker cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to declare Monday July 31 a special government holiday, creating a six-day vacation period from July 28-Aug 2.
Phitsanulok quake a shock
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/07/2023
» The Department of Mineral Resources is studying whether to include a fault responsible for recent tremors in Phitsanulok and Phichit on a list of the country's active fault lines.