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Well-known Samut Prakan lawyer linked to VIP prison case

  INVESTIGATION into Bangkok Remand Prison, now nicknamed VIP prison, where Chinese women were brought in for sex with VIP Chinese inmates who paid 2 million baht for the construction of a secret room there shows that a prominent lawyer in Samut Prakan was involved as he had acted as the mediator, PPTVHD36 said today […]

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Secret room at ‘VIP prison’ built 8 months ago with Chinese inmates covering the cost

  MORE details have emerged about special privileges granted to Chinese inmates at Bangkok Remand Prison with one of 20 officials transferred saying that it was built eight months ago with these deep-pocketed Chinese inmates paying 2 million baht for the construction, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 25). Ms. Phongsawat Neelayothin, permanent secretary of […]

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Ex-Bangkok Remand Prison director, senior official suspended from duty

  THE former director of scandal-ridden Bangkok Remand Prison who was recently transferred to another post and a senior official have been suspended from duty as police teams start carrying out a detailed investigation within the compound today (Nov. 24), Amarin TV said. Mr. Manop Chomchuen, the former head of this prison, had allowed Chinese […]

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Panel probing frequent trips to Macau by ex-Bangkok Remand Prison director

  THE Justice Ministry’s fact-finding committee is coordinating with the Immigration Bureau in investigating overseas trips by former Bangkok Remand Prison director as it is rumoured he frequently visited Macau where he was paid off for allowing Chinese grey capitalists jailed there enjoy special privileges including visits by beautiful models, TV Channel 7 said today […]

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Panel probing ex-prison chief over Chinese grey capitalist VIP inmates

  FOLLOWING the transfer of Bangkok Remand Prison director and 14 guards the Corrections Department has now set up a committee to investigate them for allowing Chinese grey capitalists jailed there enjoy special privileges including visits by beautiful models, Amarin TV said this evening (Nov. 20). Mr. Manop Chomchuen and these officials were transferred to […]

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Thaksin to literally get out of jail to supervise fellow inmates clearing sewer conduits

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra has apparently found a way to literally get out of prison, albeit only for a matter of hours at a time and not as long as a stretch of half a year as had been earlier the case. The mega billionaire/power player who […]

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Klong Prem prison commander transferred over Joe Ferrari’s death

  THE Corrections Department today (March 12) transferred the acting commander of Klong Prem Central Prison back to his previous duty with the department’s deputy director-general moving in to take charge while investigation of the death of Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, who was found hanged with a towel in a cell […]

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Prison guard chief transferred over Joe Ferrari’s death

  THE chief guard of the Klong Prem Central Prison zone where Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, was found hanged with a towel on Friday night has been transferred to the general administration department, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (March 10). Mr. Phedchet Hringrot, director of Central Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts, […]

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Pita: Activist’s death an opportunity to put out political fire

  FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said today (May 19) the tragic death of  political activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom due to a hunger strike during detention at a Bangkok prison is an opportunity to remove the fuel from political fire should all sides reach an agreement, Naewna newspaper said. Speaking at Bitec before his […]

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Thaksin underwent surgery, now recuperating: Corrections Dept

  THE CORRECTIONS Department said this evening (Oct. 23) that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra underwent an operation at Police Hospital’s orthopaedic operation room and is now recuperating in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Matichon newspaper said. As informed by the Bangkok Remand Prison Thaksin was in the operation room from 9 […]

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