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Sia Piang out of jail, dept confirms
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/12/2024
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has confirmed the release of Apichart Jansakulporn, better known as Sia Piang, a businessman sentenced to 48 years in prison for his involvement in the rice-pledging scandal.
Court ruling emboldens Pheu Thai
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/11/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party was given a big shot in the arm after the Constitutional Court dismissed allegations that the party and its de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, attempted to overthrow the constitutional democracy.
Srettha needs just one job
News, Published on 06/04/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party came to power chiefly on promises to reboot the economy, which have yet to pan out, say critics.
Backlash hits gang after latest assault
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2024
» Nonthaburi: An adviser to the interior minister and founder of the Sai Mai Tong Rod (Sai Mai District Must Survive) Facebook page, Ekapop Luengprasert, on Monday took the mother of a 13-year-old boy who had been brutally beaten by a youth gang in this Central Plains province to file a complaint with Ratthanathibet police.
Jail-term reduction rules set
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2022
» The Justice Ministry has revised the criteria for who is eligible to receive reduced prison terms by royal pardon.
Pardon me, is that a supercar you're in?
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/12/2021
» With 2022 approaching, the 'Bangkok Post' has selected the top five news stories about justice that were the talk of the town over the past 12 months.
Prayut orders probe into reduced terms
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has signed a formal order to create an independent committee looking into the Department of Corrections' criteria for selecting who will receive reduced prison terms via royal pardon.
Pardon move hard to forgive
News, Published on 18/12/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin may have shot himself in the foot by securing a royal pardon for "big fish" serving time for engineering one of the country's costliest corruption cases.
Somsak dismisses jail-term row
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/12/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has shrugged off rising criticism over the ministry's role in pushing to up to five royal decrees offering reduced prison terms over four years to people convicted of graft.
Panel to probe jail term reductions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2021
» An independent committee has been formed to probe a controversial effort to reduce jail terms for those convicted in corruption cases in an apparent bid to calm a public outcry over the issue.