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Former chief doctor linked to Thaksin case could be promoted before retirement

  A FORMER chief doctor at Police Hospital linked to de facto Pheu Thai boss/inmate Thaksin Shinawatra’s six-month fake-out at this hospital until his parole early 2024 is poised for a promotion to the rank of general before his retirement in October this year according to a memorandum signed by Police Chief Gen. Kitrat Phanphet,

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Medical Council finds Thaksin’s ‘critical illnesses’ untrue

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MEDICAL COUNCIL of Thailand today (May 8) concluded that the unprecedented event in which de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatr had fallen “critically ill” was definitely untrue whilst it had been earlier claimed otherwise without factual evidence. Medical Council vice-president Prasit Watanapa announced that today’s meeting of about

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Graft-busters setting up panel to probe Thaksin’s alleged fake-out at Police Hospital

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AD HOC COMMITTEE under the National Anti-Corruption Commission will be set up shortly to investigate allegations that a dozen government officials had unduly helped de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra stage a fake-out as a patient with “critical illnesses” at Police Hospital. The anti-graft agency has finally resolved

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NACC urged to stop wasting time trying to find Thaksin’s medical records

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission and a court of justice were today (Nov. 26) advised to stop wasting time fruitlessly searching for de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s medical records at Police Hospital. Former senator Direkrit Jenkhrongtham posted on his Facebook page to suggest the NACC and the court simply

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PM offers to ‘cooperate’ over dad’s stay at Police Hospital

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Nov. 5) offered to “cooperate” with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in search of information pertaining to her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s previous, contentious stay at Police Hospital. Though the prime minister-cum-Pheu Thai leader yesterday declined to comment on the controversy surrounding

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Paetongtarn suspected of trying to destroy evidence of dad’s alleged hospital fake-out

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was yesterday (Sep. 7) suspected of looking to have any evidence pertaining to her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s fake-out allegedly earlier staged at Police Hospital completely destroyed. Pichit Chaimongkol, leader of the Students & People Network for Thailand Reform, charged that the woman

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House committee chair shrugs off warning against visiting Thaksin

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POLICE Affairs chair Chaichana Dejdecho today (Dec.23) snubbed a stern warning from Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin against his planned visit to de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra at Police Hospital. Chaichana, concurrently a Democrat MP of Nakhon Sri Thammarat, maintained that he and

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Nobody can visit Thaksin at hospital if he says no: Somsak

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters NOBODY CAN VISIT the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra at Police Hospital if he refuses to be visited, according to Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin. Somsak said today (Dec.22) the patient is “legally privileged” to maintain ultimate privacy and decide for himself whether he may

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Thaksin likely allowed to stay on at Police Hospital

  WITH de facto Pheu Thai boss/convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra’s stay at Police Hospital having reached 120 days today (Dec. 21) rumours have spread that the Corrections Department has approved his continued stay there with there being no official announcement on this issue, Matichon newspaper said this evening. According to procedures, Mr. Nassathee Thongplad,

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Corrections Dept told to transfer Thaksin from Police Hospital to army barracks

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT was today (Dec.13) suggested to transfer de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra from Police Hospital to army barracks. House Committee on Police Affairs chair Chaichana Dejdecho advised the Corrections Department to find army barracks somewhere to detain Thaksin in lieu of Police Hospital, given

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Health

Hospital being probed for allegedly turning away Taiwanese tourist leading to his death

  PUBLIC Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew ordered an investigation of a private hospital in Pattanakarn area that allegedly refused to treated a badly injured Taiwanese tourist leading to rescuers taking him to a state hospital much further away and him dying on way, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 12). The unidentified Taiwanese tourist

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