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Anupong criticises banks for ID theft saga
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/01/2018
» Commercial banks' failure to properly check people who open bank accounts are to blame for the arrest of a young woman unfairly linked to a call centre gang which allegedly opened bank accounts in her name, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda says.
Truth on trial
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/02/2018
» The Don Muang District Court began a defamation trial on Wednesday against 14 Myanmar migrant workers who accused a Thai chicken farm of labour abuses - a case rights groups say is an effort to silence whistleblowers.
Unwanted advice
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha lashed out at a key member of the government's anti-corruption drive Tuesday who had urged him to take action over the luxury watch scandal involving Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Hot and wet
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/03/2018
» Temperatures throughout the country have surged over the past week, particularly in Lampang where it hit nearly 40C last week.
Government urged to blitz corruption
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» The government is under pressure to provide results in its fight against corruption amid the many scandals that have erupted involving state officials.
Premchai off hook on five charges
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/04/2018
» The public prosecutor's decision to drop five charges against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta has been met with fierce criticism.
Police bid to revive dropped Premchai charges
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/04/2018
» Police submitted a letter of objection to public prosecutors on Tuesday regarding the indictment against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who has been charged with offences relating to poaching at a protected wildlife sanctuary.
NACC watch probe result out today
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/12/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has postponed its consideration of the findings of the probe into luxury watches worn by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon until Thursday.
Man starts New Year with heroic act, misses countdown
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/01/2019
» A man celebrating the countdown in Surat Thani missed the climax when he jumped into a river to save a drowning woman and came out of the water to see that the fireworks had already begun.
174 die, 1,728 hurt on roads in first 3 days of Songkran
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/04/2019
» The first three days of the danger-prone Songkran travel week saw 1,665 traffic accidents, with 174 deaths and 1,728 people injured -- a significant drop from last year's road toll and lower than Thailand's average number of road deaths throughout the year, according to World Health Organization figures.