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Anutin's long political ascent
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 06/02/2026
» Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul's ascent from engineer to the 32nd prime minister caps nearly three decades in politics, shaped by infrastructure discipline, political resilience and the decriminalisation of cannabis.
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.
Coalition in crisis
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/07/2025
» Amnesty bills are now taking precedence over the more controversial Entertainment Complex Bill as the administration walks a political tightrope, with critics wondering if the move is a sincere attempt to reconcile a fragmenting coalition or rather a strategic manoeuvre by an embattled government.
Uyghurs doing OK, says police chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2025
» National police chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch has defended the treatment of Uyghurs being detained in Bangkok, saying if their treatment was poor, claims would have surfaced in media reports long ago.
'No special treatment' for Yingluck
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2024
» The Ministry of Justice has denied that a rule allowing prisoners to be released on parole and detained in their houses was made for the benefit of any individual, especially former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
'Scapegoat' seeks cash for losses
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2024
» A 28-year-old former factory worker is seeking compensation from the authorities after serving three years in jail for a crime he did not commit -- an undeserved punishment he claims cost him his family.
Nasty legacy of Thaksin prison drama
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/01/2024
» The buck stops at the Corrections Department. Or, in other words, stops in the lap of Sahakarn Petchnarin, the department's new director-general who assumed the hot seat last October.
Police nab suspect who aided prisoner's escape
News, Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 28/10/2023
» SONGKHLA: One of five suspects wanted in connection with aiding the escape of 37-year-old prisoner Chaowalit Thongduang, alias "Sia Paeng Nanod", from Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital, has been arrested in Hat Yai district.
Wanted: Russia's Vladimir Putin, war rogue
News, Antara Haldar, Published on 03/04/2023
» The internet has recently been flooded with AI-generated images of Russian President Vladimir Putin being put on trial or incarcerated. But while the images are fake, international criminal justice is becoming a reality. On March 17, after years of being mired in controversy and crisis, the International Criminal Court surprised the world by formally indicting Mr Putin and issuing a warrant for his arrest.
King bestows royal pardons
News, Wassana Nanuam and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/08/2022
» More than 100,000 inmates serving time in jails nationwide will be released early or see their sentences reduced on Saturday under a royal decree to mark His Majesty the King's 70th birthday on July 28 and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother's 90th birthday on Friday.