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Reform will break Thai system's 'punitive legacy'
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 15/09/2025
» Government and law experts discussed reforms of the justice and corrections system during a recent forum held by the Department of Corrections.
Police nab four burglars in Pathum Thani
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/04/2025
» Four robbers from Colombia and Peru have been arrested for stealing valuables worth five million baht from a house in Pathum Thani.
Hong Kong murder suspects cuffed at airport
News, Published on 24/01/2025
» Two men wanted in connection with a murder in Hong Kong were arrested by immigration police at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday, according to the police yesterday.
Hong Kong murder suspects arrested at Thai airport
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2025
» Two Chinese murder suspects fleeing from Hong Kong were arrested by immigration police at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday evening.
Dept vows to speed up jail assault probe
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/07/2024
» The Department of Correction (DoC) has pledged to investigate the allegation of sexual assault made by an inmate at Bang Kwang Central Prison, who claimed to have been drugged and raped by a cellmate earlier this year.
South Africa, Thailand forge ahead together
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 02/05/2024
» Bilateral relationships between Thailand and South Africa have yielded good outcomes, especially in the agricultural sector, according to South Africa's Ambassador to Thailand Darkey Africa.
Thaksin's condition protected by 'right to privacy'
Post Reporters, Published on 25/09/2023
» The Corrections Department issued a statement on Monday saying it cannot provide details about inmates' health or other medical details without their consent, to protect their right to privacy.
Prisoners forced to make fishing nets under threat of violence
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 23/12/2021
» Prisoners in Thailand are being forced to make fishing nets for private companies under threat of punishment including beatings and delayed release, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has found.
Thai Health wins WHO award
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/05/2021
» The World Health Organization announced the Thai Health Promotion Foundation is the 2021 Nelson Mandela Award laureate.
Striving towards better prisons
News, Published on 15/02/2021
» The newly-appointed director-general of the Department of Corrections, Ayuth Sintoppant, is a classic example of what Thais call a luk mor -- a staff member who has worked at the same place for a very long time, and as such, is deeply familiar with the depth and breadth of his organisation and its work.