THE CORRECTIONS Department said altogether 103,613 inmates have received royal pardon on the auspicious occasions of His Majesty the King’s 70th birthday on July 28, 2022 and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s 90th birthday today, August 12, 2022. Mr. Ayut Sinthapphan, the department’s director-general, said 22,822 inmates are being released on parole
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Rajapaksa arrives in Bangkok but wants to return to Singapore
By AFP and published by The Star FORMER Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (August 11) arrived in Bangkok after his visa ran out following a month-long stint in Singapore where he had taken refuge from protesters at home. However a close associate of Rajapaksa told AFP that he planned a short stay in
Read moreTwo dead after volunteer ranger unleashes a hail gunfire at pub
A VOLUNTEER ranger was arrested soon after unleashing a barrage of gunfire at the car park of a pub in southern Yala province killing two pubgoers and injuring one other person last night, Sanook.com said today (August 12). The shooting occurred in front of NASA Entertainment Centre with Ms.Sunmalee (surname withheld), 38, and Mr.
Read moreChadchart zeroing in on improving city plan
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said in a live Facebook broadcast at 5.30 a.m. this morning (August 12) after jogging that improving the city plan is an important task with the capital’s colour-coded system determining land prices, Matichon newspaper said. Currently commercial zones are coloured red, high density housing zones orange, medium density is brown
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