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NACC aims to wrap political cases
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/08/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) plans to conclude several high-profile investigations before five commissioners retire next month, its president Panthep Klanarongran said Monday.
Calls for cigarette execs to face court
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 26/08/2015
» Health lobbyists and academics have renewed their pleas to have 12 Philip Morris executives face court for the alleged masterminding of a tax evasion scheme worth billions of baht.
Court rejects Yingluck rice case petition
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/09/2015
» The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office-Holders yesterday rejected Yingluck Shinawatra's petition against prosecutors submitting 23 additional witnesses and 60,000 pages of documents in the corruption case against her.
Las Vegas Sands takes a bet on Thais
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 07/07/2015
» Despite the tiny odds of it happening, a top US game operator, Las Vegas Sands Corp, is willing to wager that Thailand will one day introduce legalised casinos.
NACC says Jarupong must declare assets
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 18/07/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has warned former interior minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan he will face criminal charges he fails to submit his assets declaration to the anti-graft body.
Activists, experts welcome slave trade court
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/08/2015
» Rights activists and legal experts have welcomed the opening of a Criminal Court division for human trafficking cases, but say tighter law enforcement, as well as efficient regulation of the court itself must be implemented first.
NACC probes ex-govt assistant
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 17/07/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday ordered a fresh probe into allegations of irregularities against the Abhisit Vejjajiva government's rice price-intervention scheme, after finding new evidence pointing to an assistant to the former commerce minister.
Graft-busters ready second list of officials
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/05/2015
» Graft-battling agencies are finalising their second list naming allegedly corrupt officials to send to the Centre for National Anti-Corruption (CNAC), so it can consider disciplinary measures against them.
Architects call for river project review
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 26/05/2015
» The government should review its plan to build a 7km-long promenade along the banks of the Chao Phraya River, architects say.
The loneliness of the long-distance exile
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/05/2015
» A year into his political exile in France after the May 22 coup, Jaran Ditapichai describes himself as a soldier without a battleground.