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'Gold Card' needs dose of realism, says neurologist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2025
» Prof Dr Somsak Tiamkao, a neurologist and director of Khon Kaen University's Faculty of Medicine's Srinagarind Hospital, is urging reform of universal healthcare funding, calling for public co-payments to sustain services amid budget constraints and mounting hospital debts.
‘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.
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.
UK court says oligarch looted $1.9bn from Ukrainian bank
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» LONDON - The Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and his former business partner are likely to be forced to repay $1.9 billion that they “unlawfully” appropriated from a Ukrainian bank they owned, London’s High Court ruled Wednesday.
Red Bull's Chalerm tops rich list
News, Published on 04/07/2025
» Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya is the richest person in Thailand this year with a net worth of US$44.5 billion (1.4 trillion baht), according to Forbes magazine.
Mogul Prayudh Mahagitsiri sentenced for land grab
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/05/2025
» Nine people, including state officials, have been handed prison terms for corruption involving the unlawful issuance of land title deeds in areas designated as reserved forest and the land reform area in Nakhon Ratchasima's Sikhiu district.
Casino entry 'reserved for richest Thais only'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/03/2025
» Only Thai nationals who have held at least 50 million baht in a fixed deposit account for no less than six months will be allowed to enter the new casino-entertainment complex, says a government source.
Paetongtarn declares assets worth B13.9bn
Online Reporters, Published on 03/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra and her husband Pitaka Suksawat have a combined wealth of 13.9 billion baht, which includes two houses in London and two land plots on Japan's Hokkaido island, with debts of about 4.4 billion baht, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Kingdom ranks 8th on global 'rich heritage' list
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/11/2024
» Thailand is ranked eighth among 89 countries with the richest cultural heritage in the world, according to a report by US News & World.
Korean prisoner livestreamed while in Thai custody
Online Reporters, Published on 16/10/2024
» Two immigration officers in Chon Buri face punishment for allowing a South Korean drug suspect to livestream while in police custody, Immigration Bureau spokesman Pol Maj Gen Cherngron Rimpadee said on Wednesday.