Move Forward MP charged with holding forged draft paper
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEGAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN by the army against Move Forward MP Jirat Thongsuwan for allegedly holding a forged official document pertaining to his army conscript drafting 13 years earlier. Reserve Officers Training Corps commander Lt.Gen. Taweepool Rimsakorn has assigned an army judge advocate to file the case with police […]
Read MoreDraft prostitution law to set voluntary service at minimum 20 years
A COMMITTEE drafting a new law governing prostitution has agreed that voluntary sexual service without any criminal penalties should be allowed from 20 years of age, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 3). Ms. Jintana Chanbamroong, head of the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development at Social Development and Human Security Ministry, said […]
Read MoreUN Human Rights Office urges Thailand to promptly enact key legislation
THE UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia called on Thailand to promptly enact a draft law on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance and ensure it meets international standards. The draft law was approved on September 16 for review by Thailand’s House of Representatives, and the Ad-Hoc Committee appointed to review it […]
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