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Provincial ex-chief to face trial for murder
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/03/2025
» Former Prachin Buri Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) chief Soonthorn Vilawan and seven of his associates will face a court trial over their alleged involvement in the killing of Chaimet Sitsanitpong, aka "Sor Jor Tong", Mr Soonthorn's adopted son.
Top crime stories of 2024: Crime and punishment
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/12/2024
» Crime stories have captivated and shocked the nation over the past 12 months.
Election Commission downplays fears of poll interference
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/12/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) has downplayed concerns about political interference in the upcoming Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chairman and council member elections by influential political families.
Elections still too bloody
News, Editorial, Published on 16/12/2024
» The brutal assassination of Chaimet Sitsanitphong, a provincial council member, at the home of Soonthorn Vilawan, president of the Prachin Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO), has sent shockwaves across Thailand.
Murder victim's wife drops out of race
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/12/2024
» The widow of murder victim Chaimet Sitsanitphong, who had been eyed by Pheu Thai to run in Prachin Buri's Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) election, now wants to pull out of the race following her husband's death, according to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Stars align for Yingluck's return
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/12/2024
» The prospect of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra returning home to celebrate the Songkran festival in mid-April is not just wishful thinking by her brother Thaksin, given developments concerning a few key players in the infamous rice-pledging scheme and the Corrections Department's move to draft regulations pertaining to detentions outside prison.
'No special treatment' for Yingluck
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2024
» The Ministry of Justice has denied that a rule allowing prisoners to be released on parole and detained in their houses was made for the benefit of any individual, especially former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Police arrest smuggler
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/08/2024
» A 26-year-old Thai woman who headed an attempt to smuggle narcotics from Thailand to South Korea has been arrested as a result of cooperation between the authorities of both countries.
Kanokwan banned by court
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/02/2023
» The Supreme Court has found former deputy education minister Kanokwan Vilawan guilty of committing a serious violation of ethics in connection with a land scandal, as alleged by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
'Time ripe' for a reshuffle
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/11/2022
» Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit on Monday declared the time was ripe for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to have a cabinet reshuffle in order to fill a number of vacancies.