BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) – Fugitive Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in a tweet that he decided to return to Thailand by July and would follow the legal process. Thaksin says he’ll be back soon after Paetongtarn gives birth He wrote the message on Twitter days ahead of the May 14 election. He said […]
Police will file additional charges against Srarat, a suspect in the poisoning of a string of victims over the course of several years, after traces of cyanide were detected in the blood of a deceased victim. Survivor of Alleged Cyanide Poisoning Attempt Gives Statement to Police Srarat, aka “Am”, is being held on remand at […]
Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided to file corruption charges against former national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda and 45 other individuals and legal entities over the procurement of 260 “smart” electric police patrol cars during the 2019 fiscal year, worth about 900 million baht. NACC Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol said yesterday (Tuesday) that […]
The attorney-general has pressed multiple charges related to narcotics, organised transnational crime, money-laundering and more against Chinese businessman Chaiyanat “Tuhao” Kornchayanant and 40 others. Attorney-General Naree Thanthasathian on Thursday ordered the Office of Narcotics Litigation to arraign Mr Chaiyanat and the other suspects at the Bangkok South Criminal Court, his office said. Full story: Bangkok […]
Police have arrested the police colonel wife of alleged Chinese triad leader Chaiyanat “Tuhao” Kornchayanant, who is accused of involvement in the drug trade, and six other people in Bangkok. Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB), armed with warrants issued by the Bangkok South Criminal Court, raided a condominium unit in Bangkok on Saturday […]
Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission has decided not to press charges, against former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra or former Pheu Thai MP Yaowapa Wongsawat, in connection with the fraudulent government-to-government rice deals between Thailand and China almost a decade ago. By a vote of 6:1, the commission ruled on Monday that, since its predecessor […]
BANGKOK, Nov 23 (TNA) – A Chinese man named Tuhao turned himself in at the Police Club and denied any involvement with illicit drug business. Tuhao also known as Chainat accompanied by his lawyer turned up at the Police Club on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road at 1pm. Earlier the Bangkok South Criminal Court issued a warrant […]
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Tuesday acquitted former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban of alleged corruption in the 5.84-billion-baht project for construction of new buildings at police stations nationwide about a decade ago. The court also acquitted the five co-defendants in the case – three senior police officers, a […]
