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THAILAND

Owners of burnt-out Phuket speedboats say they've been ignored

Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/02/2026

» PHUKET – A group of speedboat operators are deeply concerned that a month after a fire at Chalong pier destroyed their livelihood there is still no progress in the investigation and no sign of the assistance and compensation they were promised.

THAILAND

Tangled 'Boss' tale back to haunt

News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2026

» A landmark case long watched by the public -- the alleged assistance given to Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya to evade prosecution -- has re-emerged with renewed intensity.

THAILAND

‘Not a friendly place’: Inside the prison where Thaksin is jailed

By Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters, Published on 11/09/2025

» Three blankets to sleep with, an open bathing area, bland food and the constant risk of violence. These are the conditions inside the maximum security prison in Thailand’s capital where 76-year-old former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is jailed, according to two people with knowledge of the facility.

THAILAND

Pheu Thai ‘cobra’ says he acted transparently

Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/09/2025

» Kanchanaburi MP Sakda Wichiensilp has denied betraying the Pheu Thai Party by breaking ranks to vote for Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister in parliament on Friday. 

THAILAND

Prosecutors to appeal ex-police chief’s acquittal in ‘Boss’ hit-and-run case

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/08/2025

» Prosecutors are preparing to appeal the acquittal of a former national police chief and five others charged with manipulating evidence in the hit-and-run case of Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.

THAILAND

Former political prisoner Somyot laments harsh reality of ride-hailing work

Online Reporters, Published on 21/07/2025

» Labour activist and former political prisoner Somyot Pruksakasemsuk has reignited debate about gig-worker exploitation, revealing that he earned just 320 baht from a full day working as a ride-hail driver.

THAILAND

PAO member, henchmen charged after polling booth assault

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/05/2025

» A member of the Songkhla Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) and six followers are accused of beating up a policeman who told them not to take photos during voting at a polling station on Sunday, police said on Monday.

THAILAND

Two ex-prosecutors jailed in ‘Boss’ hit-run case

Online Reporters, Published on 22/04/2025

» Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk has been sentenced to three years in jail and another ex-prosecutor was given two years for helping Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in the 2012 hit-and-run in which a police officer in Bangkok was killed.

THAILAND

Eight plead not guilty in Red Bull scion case fiasco

Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2024

» The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has scheduled a seven-month trial period for the alleged mishandling of the 2012 fatal hit-and-run case involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.

THAILAND

Eight arraigned in Red Bull heir hit-and-run case

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/08/2024

» Former national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung, former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk and six other people were arraigned by public prosecutors on Thursday in the Red Bull heir hit-and-run case.