The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will ask the incoming cabinet to instruct the Department of Corrections (DoC) to review its regulations on detention outside prison, including whether the rules could be interpreted to allow inmates to serve their sentences at private residences.

Thailand must sharpen its competitiveness, broaden investor access and create distinctive opportunities if it is to fulfil its ambition of becoming a global financial hub, according to recent research from the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF).

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, currently serving a one-year sentence at Klongprem Central Prison, is now under a five-day coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) quarantine as officials determine his placement and responsibilities.

The five lions that mauled a Safari World keeper to death on Wednesday have been caged and will be retrained, or they would continue to attack humans, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation says.

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.

The Pheu Thai Party affirmed there will be no change in its leadership as it prepares for internal restructuring ahead of the general election.