NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat today (Jan. 30) ordered the transfer of Huai Kwang police station superintendent to assist with civil service duties after evidence emerged that policemen manning a checkpoint on Jan. 4 had extorted money from a Taiwanese actress and her friends to set them free, Thai Rath newspaper said.
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National Parks Dept chief nabbed on extortion charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE & PLANT Conservation Department director-general Ratchada Suriyakul na Ayudhya was today (Dec.27) arrested on charges of extorting and accepting payoffs in cash from subordinate officials of the agency. In a press conference following the surprise arrest of the chief of the national parks agency, National Anti-Corruption Commission secretary-general
Read moreArmy chief tests positive for Covid after returning from Malaysia
ARMY Commander-in-Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae and six other senior army leaders all tested positive for Covid-19 upon returning from an official visit to Malaysia during June 30-July 1, Matichon newspaper said today (July 7). Gen. Narongphan, who had visited the neighbouring country together with his delegation at the invitation of the Malaysian Commander-in-Chief, is
Read moreNavy Chief undergoes punishment over inebriated captain
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY CHIEF Adm. Somprasong Nilsamai is undergoing a physical, disciplinary punishment for three days to take responsibility for inappropriate behaviour of an inebriated captain, said navy spokesman Rear Adm. Pokkhrong Monthatpalin today (Dec. 28). Adm. Somprasong is spending three days as of today at a naval training centre in Sattahip where
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