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Cambodian rockets again threaten Thai hospital
Online Reporters, Published on 10/12/2025
» Rockets fired from Cambodia struck near Phanomdongrak Hospital in Surin province on Wednesday morning. The hospital was earlier hit by a rocket during the fighting in July.
Drunk driver crashes into police car, injuring 2
News, Online Reporters, Published on 20/07/2025
» A man driving under the influence of alcohol rammed his car into the back of a parked police patrol vehicle outside a convenience store in Nonthaburi early Sunday morning, injuring two people. The driver was found to have a blood alcohol level of 181 milligrammes percent, well above the legal limit.
Stop harsh punishments in class, experts urge positive discipline
Published on 11/07/2025
» Despite a clear directive from the Thai Ministry of Education banning violent punishment in schools, physical discipline remains a troubling reality in Thai classrooms. A recent case involving a teacher who struck a student 60 times for disobedience has sparked public outrage and renewed calls for reform. Experts say the incident highlights a systemic failure to equip educators with non-violent behavioural management skills.
Law ends loophole on child beating
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/04/2025
» Thailand has revised its civil code to ban the corporal punishment of children, a move hailed by child rights advocates as a crucial step toward shifting societal attitudes on parenting.
Police summons motorcyclist who hit Korean on crossing
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2025
» The motorcyclist who struck and injured a Korean tourist using a pedestrian crossing on Phaya Thai Road last week has been summonsed for police questioning on Tuesday.
Thai House panel to submit ‘no-cane’ bill
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/10/2024
» A committee will propose a “no-cane” bill for the House's approval. If it succeeds, Thailand will become the second country in the Asean region to outlaw corporal punishment.
Thai army officers 'stomped on naked privates' in Chiang Mai
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/08/2024
» The Ministry of Defence has ordered authorities to set up a committee to investigate cases of alleged assault against privates by senior officers in the army.
Chinese tourists urged to file complaint over alleged extortion
Published on 16/07/2024
» A senior police officer has urged Chinese tourists who were allegedly abducted and extorted money last week by a group of men to come forward and file a complaint to facilitate a police investigation.
Police probe trainee's complaint of physical, mental abuse
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2024
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau is investigating a suicidal-like complaint from a newly recruited policewoman that she was repeatedly abused physically and mentally during her first year of training, and is suffering from depression, according to the police spokesman.
Duo jailed for maid abuse
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/03/2024
» A former police corporal has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for abusing her maid, while her boyfriend has been sentenced to more than one year for being her accomplice.