Corrections Department allows Thaksin to remain at Police General Hospital

Thai Police General Hospital in Bangkok.
Thai Police General Hospital in Bangkok. Photo: Chainwit.

The Corrections Department has granted permission for convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to continue to receive medical treatment at the Police General Hospital after [Read More…]

Move Forward party MP Sentenced 6 Years in Prison for Defamatory Post

Move Forward Party MP Rukchanok Srinork.
Move Forward Party MP Rukchanok Srinork. Photo: รักชนก ศรีนอก - Rukchanok Srinork / Facebook.

BANGKOK, Dec 13 (TNA) – The Criminal Court has sentenced Move Forward party MP Rukchanok “Ice” Srinork to six years in prison for violating Section [Read More…]

Protest leaders against Yingluck government get suspended prison sentences

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female prime minister
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female prime minister. Photo: Yingluck Shinawatra / Facebook.

Five core members of the now defunct People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), a political pressure group which engineered the mass protests against the government of [Read More…]

Thaksin Shinawatra can seek pardon despite opposition: prison boss

Former Thai Prime Minister and former owner of Manchester City FC, Thaksin Shinawatra
Former Thai Prime Minister and former owner of Manchester City FC, (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file) DATE CREATED: 26/09/2007

Corrections authorities insist former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra can seek a royal pardon while opponents object to such a request, saying he was investigated for [Read More…]