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Detention centres stuck in past century
Spectrum, Published on 18/02/2018
» 'Thailand 4.0" is the military government's oft-heard catchphrase, but Thailand's immigration detention system is a relic from a previous century. The need for detention centre reform is not simply humanitarian, but economic, social and political.
Detention camp horrors grow
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/05/2015
» Thousands of Rohingya people who are possibly victims of human trafficking are being kept in at least 60 detention camps scattered throughout mountains along the Thai-Malaysian border, says a former president of the Rohingya Association of Thailand.
Premsak's prison term commuted
News, Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 10/09/2020
» KHON KAEN: The Supreme Court yesterday commuted a two-month prison sentence given to Dr Premsak Piayura, a former mayor of Ban Phai municipality and veteran politician, to two months in detention for committing an indecent act on a news reporter in 2016.
Court approves further detention for Watana
Online Reporters, Published on 02/05/2016
» The Military Court on Monday approved a request from the Crime Suppression Division to further detain Pheu Thai Party key member Watana Muangsook.
Nation journalist Pravit quits after detention
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2015
» <i>The Nation</i>'s senior journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk has quit the newspaper after being heavily criticised by a group of staff members led by well-known TV host Kanok Ratwongsakul who works for the same firm.
'Ko Tong' detention extended
Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 20/05/2015
» HAT YAI - Police have moved human trafficking suspect and former official Pajjuban Angchotiphan, alias "Ko Tong", and others to secure court cells as they undergo further interrogation before formal charges are laid.
Hardcore red-shirt to quit politics
Online Reporters, Published on 30/05/2014
» Hardcore red-shirt and pro-Thaksin activist Suporn Atthawong announced his is giving up politics after the military released him from detention.
Woravat denies gambling quarrel
Online Reporters, Published on 30/05/2014
» Woravat Au-apinyakul, former science and technology minister and Pheu Thai list MP, on Friday denied he had a drunken quarrel with former cabinet colleague Chuchart Harnsawat during their detention at the army's Adisorn Camp in Saraburi province.
Court extends former royal chamberlain's detention
Online Reporters, Published on 12/06/2015
» The Criminal Court on Friday approved a police request to further detain a former grand chamberlain of the Royal Household Bureau while they finalise the lese majeste case against him.
Junta calls in more red-shirt leaders
Online Reporters, Published on 30/05/2014
» The coup junta's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Thursday night summoned leaders of the red-shirt movement in Nakhon Ratchasima province, demanding they report to the Army Club in Bangkok on Friday.