Supreme Court lifts law-breaking case against Thaksin, Corrections Dept
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT has again waived a repeated lawsuit against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra as a former convict at large as well as the Corrections Department on charges of otherwise deliberately breaking the law. The Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits […]
Read MoreSupreme Court urged to bring Thaksin back to jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT has been formally asked to consider bringing de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra back to jail as an unduly released convict and launch a probe into irregularities allegedly done in his favour by the Corrections Department. Former Democrat MP Charnchai Issarasenarak has today (Jan.16) filed the […]
Read MoreDigital wallet project sales figures not being sent to Revenue Dept
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO SALES VALUES OF merchandise traded under the Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet project will be eventually accessed by the Revenue Department as widely feared by retailers and vendors anywhere, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat. The total sales values of goods to be sold by retailers and vendors ranging […]
Read MoreA powerful person stopped release of video clips on activist’s death: Lawyer
THE LAWYER for woman activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom who died while holding a hunger strike during detention at a Bangkok prison said he suspects someone powerful has ordered the Corrections Department to not hand over video clips on her medical treatment at prison hospital prior to her death, Amarin TV said today (May 24). […]
Read MoreDeceased activist’s lawyer sets 4-day deadline to hand over video clips
THE LAWYER for woman activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom who died while holding a hunger strike during detention at a Bangkok prison said this afternoon (May 20) that he has received a report on her medical treatment at the Corrections Department hospital five days before she passed away but as video clips have not been […]
Read MoreCorrections Dept denies reshuffle linked to Thaksin
AMID an allegation that the recent reshuffle of Corrections Department officials could be linked to convicted de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, this agency today (Jan. 28) denied this was the case pointing out the shakeup was aimed at boosting efficiency, Thai Rath newspaper. Mr. Sondhi Limthongkul, a former media mogul who had […]
Read MoreCorrections Dept, Police Hospital representatives face House panel grilling on Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CORRECTIONS Department and Police Hospital are scheduled on the upcoming Thursday to testify before the House Committee on Police Affairs over the extended stay of the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra at the hospital. House Committee on Police Affairs vice chair/Move Forward […]
Read MoreCorrections Dept chief allows ‘sickly’ Thaksin to stay longer at Police Hospital
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-cum-convict Thaksin Shinawatra has been officially allowed to stay beyond a 60-day limit at Police Hospital, a partisan source said over the weekend. Corrections Department director-general Sahakarn Petnarin has already allowed the “sickly” Thaksin to stay on at Police Hospital beyond the 60-day limit, which is […]
Read MorePolice probing Excise Dept official’s calls to let go contraband diesel
POLICE have set up a fact-finding committee to investigate two phone calls made by a senior Excise Department official asking for the release of a tanker carrying contraband diesel that had been seized in Prachuap Khiri Khan province as it was heading for Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said today (June 7). Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat […]
Read MoreFire at Excise Dept’s document storage room put out in 30 minutes
A FIRE broke out at the document storage room of the Excise Department this morning (June 5) and while it was extinguished within 30 minutes it is the second time a blaze has erupted in the six-storey building with the first one being in 2021, TV Channel 7 said today (June 5). Pol. Lt. […]
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