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War veterans' carers in drugs probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2025
» The War Veterans Organisation of Thailand (WVO) lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) against 20 government workers, alleging their involvement in a bribery scheme involving drug prescriptions issued by the Veterans General Hospital (VGH).
Youth groups decry gambling bill plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2025
» About 30 representatives from a youth network against gambling submitted a petition to the prime minister yesterday, urging the government to reconsider its policy of legalising online gambling and claiming one in four young people is prone to gambling addiction.
PM orders serious anti-vaping action
Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered officials to intensify the suppression of e-cigarettes and amend the law to toughen punishments amid a teen vaping crisis and suspected officials’ corruption in favour of the illicit business.
Anti-torture law reaches 2-year mark
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2025
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong outlined what he said were two effective years in enforcing the Act on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance BE 2565 (2023).
Thai Immigration biometric system no longer functioning
Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2025
» The Immigration Bureau failed to collect the biometric data of about 17 million travellers who entered and exited Thailand last year after the system reached its maximum capacity, according to People’s Party deputy leader Rangsiman Rome.
Social Security Office 'Excessive' spending under fire
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2025
» The Social Security Office's (SSO) spending, which includes first-class tickets, an 850-million-baht web app and 450 million baht to produce calendars, is facing a barrage of public criticism.
Graft convict found after 10-year hunt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2025
» Suthee Chuamthaisong, who was among the 16 people who were found guilty of corruption in relation to the graft-ridden rice-pledging scheme initiated by the Yingluck Shinawatra administration, has been arrested in Khon Kaen after evading authorities for several years.
Thai farmers protest falling rice prices
Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2025
» Farmers gathered at Government House in Bangkok on Wednesday, demanding that the government boost rice prices from the current 6,000 baht to 10,000 baht per tonne.
Thai casino bill scrutiny concluded
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2025
» The Council of State, the government’s legal advisory body, has completed its scrutiny of the Entertainment Complex Bill, and an online public hearing will be held until March 1 so that parties can express their concerns before it is sent to parliament.
Ex-staffer busted for embezzling B10m from Social Security Fund
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2025
» A former social security officer who embezzled more than 10 million baht from the Social Security Fund (SSF) was arrested yesterday in Bangkok.