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NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal grows
Read more: NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal growsFour officials at Bangkok Remand Prison have been dismissed after being found guilty of serious disciplinary violations linked to a prison scandal, while 14 others remain under investigation, said Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat.
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Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step down
Read more: Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step downThe Hat Yai mayor is facing growing calls to resign as residents remain furious over his underestimation of the severe flooding that left much of the city underwater.
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Their Majesties to bestow ‘bravery medals’ on border defenders
Read more: Their Majesties to bestow ‘bravery medals’ on border defendersTheir Majesties the King and Queen will bestow bravery medals upon soldiers, border patrol police and ranger units serving along the Thai–Cambodian frontier, in recognition of their courage and sacrifice.
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Lotto-dispute teacher sues comedian ‘Nose’
Read more: Lotto-dispute teacher sues comedian ‘Nose’KANCHANABURI – Popular Thai comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich is in trouble yet again with someone who doesn’t share his sense of humour. This time it is a Kanchanaburi teacher who gained notoriety during a long-running battle over a 30-million-baht lottery prize.
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Cambodia says soldier who disrupted observers’ border visit was drunk
Read more: Cambodia says soldier who disrupted observers’ border visit was drunkAccording to the Cambodian military, the Cambodian soldier who caused a disturbance at Chong Arn Ma in Ubon Ratchathani during a visit by foreign observers on Tuesday was drunk at the time, a senior Thai military intelligence officer said on Wednesday.
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Thai soldiers find phone clips of Cambodian troops laying landmines
Read more: Thai soldiers find phone clips of Cambodian troops laying landminesThai soldiers have found video and audio clips in a Cambodian soldier’s mobile phone showing Cambodian soldiers using anti-personnel landmines, according to the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters.
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Activist Veera warns of border flashpoints
Read more: Activist Veera warns of border flashpointsIn December 2010, activist Veera Somkwamkid crossed into Cambodia from Thailand’s eastern province of Sa Kaeo. Little did he know at the time that he would not get to see his motherland for another four years.
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State Audit Office ridiculed after ‘transparency’ award
Read more: State Audit Office ridiculed after ‘transparency’ awardThe State Audit Office (SAO) has come under heavy criticism after being named the most transparent independent organisation in this year’s Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA).