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Cannabis changes 'harm economy'
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 07/07/2025
» Cannabis advocates will hold a mass rally at the Ministry of Public Health on Monday to protest the government's campaign to recriminalise the plant three years after it was removed from the national narcotics list.
Teen gang warned after bomb rampage outside hospital
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» Thirteen young juveniles were arrested in Udon Thani’s Chaiwan district late Tuesday night after revving motorcycles and throwing small homemade explosives in front of Chaiwan Hospital.
Police target unruly teens
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2024
» Police are stepping up a crackdown on juvenile delinquency nationwide in the wake of the brutal slaying of a middle-aged woman, allegedly at the hands of five teenagers in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district early this month.
Police coercion sparks law debate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Aekarach Sattaburuth & Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2024
» The investigation into the death of Buaphan Tansu, 47, in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, which led to Panya Khongsaenkham, 54, her husband, being made a scapegoat by police, has sparked a public outcry.
‘Torture’ led to false confession
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/01/2024
» Two police officers at the Aranyaprathet police station in Sa Kaeo province tortured an alcoholic man into falsely confessing that he killed his wife, according to a preliminary fact-finding investigation by the Royal Thai Police.
PM to weigh up stiffer juvenile penalties
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/01/2024
» The government will weigh the pros and cons of toughening legal punishments against young offenders who commit serious crimes, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Calls grow for juvenile law review
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/01/2024
» Calls for tougher punishments for serious crimes committed "intentionally" by juvenile delinquents are gaining momentum as more parliamentarians expressed their support for such a move on Thursday.
9 injured in juvenile training centre brawl
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 26/05/2021
» KHON KAEN: A brawl broke out inside the Regional Juvenile Vocational Training Centre 4 between two groups of juvenile delinquents. Nine teenagers in the centre were injured.
Forum decries prison overcrowding
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/08/2019
» With the rise in prison overcrowding, the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) has proposed that the justice system should improve its treatment of criminals. TIJ executive director Kittipong Kittayarak questioned the parts of the justice system that focus on cracking down on criminals.
Government mulls private detention centres
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/12/2018
» The Justice Ministry expects to announce regulations to allow the setting up of privately run detention and rehabilitation centres for juvenile offenders early next year.