Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Thursday defended the delayed enforcement of four key provisions in the law against torture and enforced disappearances, saying enforcing it in its entirety would backfire without proper equipment and training.Continue Reading
CHAIYAPHUM: Lab test results showed norovirus and E.Coli bacteria caused the illness that sent more than 300 students and teachers from four schools in this northeastern province to hospitals this week with diarrhoea and vomiting.Continue Reading
MPs cautioned against rising property prices and sought support for small and medium-sized enterprises, workers and parents.Continue Reading
Cadmium, which is a type of heavy metal, can cause health problems if consumed in excess. Continue Reading
DEFENCE ARGUES FOR BAIL DECREASE On Thursday, Ng’s lawyers from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, led by partner Navin Naidu, applied to have the S$6 million bail reduced to S$5 million. The bail amount had been increased from S$4 million to S$6 million on Jan 19. At that hearing, the prosecutionContinue Reading
NAKHON PHANOM: A navy patrol team has seized 1.4 million speed pills and 25 kilogrammmes of cannabis buds abandoned by fleeing smugglers on the bank of the Mekong River, with destinations of the drugs shown on the packages.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man has been brought back to court to face a murder charge more than 10 years after the alleged victim died at a disco in Geylang. Singaporean Lee Heng Wong, 53, returned to court on Thursday (Feb 23) to face one count of murder by causing the deathContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group will suspend its budget arm Scoot’s services to Australia’s Gold Coast region from July 2023, as it “adjusts its capacity in response to demand”. In its third-quarter earnings report released Tuesday (Feb 21), the national carrier said its net profit improved 12.7 per cent from the previousContinue Reading
A former deputy chief of the National Anti-Corruption Commission has been given a suspended sentence for concealing assets worth 227 million baht.Continue Reading
In one case, a 19-year-old tried unsuccessfully to recruit people to help carry out his violent plans – but they did not alert the authorities.Continue Reading