The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Wednesday sentenced a former chief of the Meteorological Department to three years and four months in prison for causing the department a hefty loss of more than 300 million baht resulting from a failed computer procurement project.
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Vatana Asavahame (file photo)
Firebrand activist Srisuwan Janya has submitted new evidence related to a case in which former deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame was sentenced by the Supreme Court in 2008 for abuse of power in a case linked with the Klong Dan wastewater treatment scandal.
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Paiboon: Wants another study
A senior member of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is proposing a new step be taken that could see the charter amendment process drag on even longer.
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Transgender pupils hail clothes freedom
Graduation ceremonies were once dreaded by transgender students because they were forced to wear uniforms that aligned with their biological sexes.
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Khao San set to reopen for locals, expats
Khao San Road will reopen to trade at the end of next month with more vendors and promotional events lined up to pull in local crowds, says deputy Bangkok governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul.
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The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has terminated contracts with 108 medical clinics in its latest round of contract terminations. The axed medical clinics were allegedly involved in irregularities relating to fraud in the universal healthcare "gold card" scheme.
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