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Naree gets PPC nod for top attorney-general post
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/06/2022
» The Public Prosecution Commission yesterday unanimously approved the nomination of the director-general of the Department of Legal Counsel, Naree Tantasathien, as the country's 17th attorney-general and first woman to hold the position.
Dept strikes down killer's parole plea
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/03/2022
» The Department of Corrections on Thursday confirmed that it has not granted parole to Polkrit Wiset, a former army sergeant who is serving a 33-year sentence for the murder of Ploypailin Palipol, saying the killer has not shown any remorse for his actions.
Mum cries foul as killer gets parole
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/03/2022
» The mother of a victim who was strangled to death and her body burned in 2014 on Wednesday cried foul after finding out the man convicted of her daughter's abduction and murder is set to be released, decades early, on parole this year.
Extradition sought in Sandhu murder case
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/03/2022
» One of the suspects in the underworld murder of an Indian gangster in Phuket has been captured in Canada and an application has been filed for his extradition to Thailand, according to the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG).
Draft law targets repeat offenders
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/01/2022
» Kanyarat, a 50-year-old woman in Buri Ram, asked the Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women early this month to help her parents and their three-year-old grandchild stay safe from her own brother, who has a history of violence.
196 prisoners screened for 'supermax' detention
King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/11/2021
» A total of 196 prisoners convicted of serious crimes have been screened for segregated detention in maximum security or "supermax" zones to keep them away from other prisoners who committed less serious offences, Corrections Department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan said.
Prison staff fired for graft, murder offences
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/11/2021
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has dismissed 10 officials for serious misconduct including corruption, gross negligence and smuggling forbidden items into prisons.
Law change sought for unknown bodies
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/11/2021
» The Central Institute of Forensic Science will push for an amendment to the law on dealing with unidentified bodies to reduce congestion in cemeteries.
Torture bill tied in knots
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/10/2021
» Getting a draft law fighting torture and enforced disappearances to parliament was an uphill battle but fleshing it out may be a lot harder to do, according to experts.
Warder guilty of taking inmate's bribe
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/09/2021
» A warder at Chon Buri Central Prison has been found guilty of pocketing a bribe from an inmate jailed for murder.