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Critic slams Sorrayuth's parole
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/03/2021
» The director-general of the Corrections Department, Ayuth Sintoppant, on Monday defended the decision to grant parole to former newscaster Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, after critics lambasted the department for double standards.
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.
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.
House set to quiz MFA over Wanchalearm
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/06/2020
» The House committee on law, justice, and human rights will next Wednesday ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to clarify its actions regarding the disappearance of Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, who was abducted near his apartment in Phnom Penh last week.
Legal eagle ushers in digital era
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/09/2018
» Change is in the air at the Legal Execution Department, the state agency responsible for confiscating assets in bankruptcy cases.
Thailand's complainer-in-chief
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/03/2019
» Srisuwan Janya is not exaggerating when he claims he might hold the champion title of the country's biggest complaints-maker.
No speedy fix to drug scourge
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/05/2018
» Viroj Sumyai does not play a direct role in cracking down on drug problems in Thailand, but on the international scene, he has a big voice.
Meth smuggling on the increase, says ONCB boss
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/08/2018
» The Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has admitted a sharp increase in the smuggling of crystal meth and speed pills this year, saying producers have managed to double their production despite multinational efforts to curb them.
Chuvit accomplices in beer bar case receive pardon
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/12/2016
» Two convicted military officers were freed under a royal pardon yesterday after serving a jail term with former Rak Thailand Party strongman Chuvit Kamolvisit for razing dozens of beer bars and shops on Sukhumvit Road in 2003.
Government 'won't legalise' meth
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/06/2016
» Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya has confirmed the government will not legalise methamphetamine, but will remove it from the dangerous narcotic drugs list that includes hard drugs such as heroin.