Thirty-five people were confirmed killed, most of them children, by a disgraced former policeman with a gun who barged into a child development centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province and opened fire on Thursday afternoon.
Thirty-five people were confirmed killed, most of them children, by a disgraced former policeman with a gun who barged into a child development centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province and opened fire on Thursday afternoon.
Police on Friday arrested three suspects and seized 8.5 million methamphetamine pills in Chalerm Phra Kiat district, Saraburi province, assistant police chief Pol Lt Gen Torsak Sukwimol said at the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) headquarters on Sunday.
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Thai PBS recently reported on the jostling going on for cabinet slots after the conviction of the PDRC lot. It reports “intense lobbying and deal-making.” For those old enough to remember, this sounds remarkably like the late 1980s and early 1990s as coalitions moved around and alliances formed to seek political bribes and positions from government and party bosses.
Back then, the ones manipulating the most were locally-based dark influences. Who is it now? It seems it is local dark influences:
The spotlight is now on controversial Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow, whose powerful faction in Palang Pracharath is reportedly jockeying for the vacant Cabinet posts.
Even though Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government survived the Feb 16-19 no-confidence motion, there are a number of debate issues that pose questions about his leadership and his sincerity towards solving such matters. Among them is a recent case that's come to light the promotion of senior police officers through a ticketing system that has been riddled with irregularities and nepotism.