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Party's over but it doesn't end in jail
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/05/2020
» A rapid increase of arrests in the month after the government declared a state of emergency in late March to fight the Covid-19 outbreak threatened to overwhelm the already overcrowded prison population.
Dhamma helps inmates accept fate
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/05/2022
» The Corrections Department has invited Phra Khru Phawana Viriyawat, the abbot of Wat Phutthaphot Hariphunchai in Lamphun, to teach dhamma to death-row inmates to help them accept their destiny.
Justice minister signs order for release of Nattawut, other prisoners
King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/12/2020
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has signed an order for the early release of 76 prisoners who received royal clemency, but they will have to wear electronic tags.
Focusing on the bright side
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/01/2021
» Vichai Chaimongkol had only been promoted as the Office of the Narcotics Control Board's secretary-general for three months when he held a news conference to announce what was thought to be Thailand's largest ketamine bust, only to find out later that the haul was mostly trisodium phosphate.
Thousands of inmates to benefit from royal amnesty
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/12/2020
» Well-known newsman Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, red-shirt protest leader Nattawut Saikuar and former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, will receive sentence reductions after His Majesty the King granted amnesties to inmates nationwide to mark Father's Day and His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great's birthday on Saturday.
Rights education key to resolving conflict
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/10/2020
» As Thailand faces a political crisis amid confrontations between anti-government protesters and pro-monarchy groups, the director-general of the Department of Rights and Liberties Protection under the Justice Ministry, Ruangsak Suwaree, is playing a big role in protecting the rights of all involved.
Serving up to the saffron robes
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/07/2020
» Monks and laypeople are part and parcel of any Thai community and the preachers in saffron robes often come to local people for their meals.
Narcs to win reward hike this month
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/05/2020
» Law enforcement officers involved in suppressing the trade of illicit drugs are set to receive more rewards for their work, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) says.
Welcome to the Holy Pond
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/04/2019
» At a temple in Sing Buri about 150 kilometres north of Bangkok, worshippers carry buckets of water which they then pour into a sacred pond to fulfil their vows after their wishes have come true.
University councillors escape asset declarations
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/01/2019
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to exempt university council chairs and members from having to declare their assets and liabilities, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Friday.