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2,500 cops to throng court next Friday
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/08/2017
» More than 2,500 police will be sent to the Supreme Court where crowds of Yingluck Shinawatra supporters are expected to lend her moral support next Friday, the day the court hands down its ruling in the former premier's rice-pledging case.
NLA passes human rights job-loss bill
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/08/2017
» National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) members will lose their jobs once the organic bill governing the commission comes into effect, according to a vote in the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
Govt relaxes laws on narcotic plants
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/08/2017
» Legal control measures have been relaxed on certain narcotic plants to allow them to be grown and used for medical and research purposes, said the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) yesterday.
Fire destroys new building at Ayutthaya temple
Soonthorn Phongpao, Published on 18/08/2017
» AYUTTHAYA - A fire caused an estimated 10 million baht damage at a temple in Nakhon Luang district before dawn on Friday. No one was hurt.
Former PEA official said to own illegal house in forest
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 18/08/2017
» KANCHANABURI - Two houses, one of them belonging to a former executive of a state enterprise, have been found to be encroaching on a forest area adjacent to Lam Khlong Ngu National Park.
Flood ravages Chiang Rai border area
Online Reporters, Published on 18/08/2017
» CHIANG RAI - The Mae Sai River burst its banks and swamped the border shopping area and roads in Mae Sai district on Friday morning.
8 charged in Khon Kaen case of insulting monarchy
Associated Press, Published on 18/08/2017
» BANGKOK -- At least eight people have been charged with insulting the monarchy for allegedly burning portraits of members of Thailand's royal family, a legal aid group said Thursday.
Importers of 259 luxury cars evaded B4.3bn in taxes
King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/08/2017
» Importers of 259 supercars have been found to have evaded customs tariffs, costing the state 4.31 billion baht in lost revenue, according to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
South Korean arrested for forcing Thais into flesh trade
Published on 18/08/2017
» A South Korean man has been arrested in Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district on charges of luring Thai women into forced prostitution.
NBTC defends recruitment of chief's daughter
Online Reporters, Published on 18/08/2017
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has defended the recruitment of the daughter of its chief after she completed a master’s degree on an NBTC scholarship.