Thaksin can now spend the rest of his jail term at home, says Corrections Dept Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
BANGKOK: The Corrections Department declared that former PM Thaksin Shinawatra is now eligible to serve the rest of his jail term from the comfort of his luxurious home.
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COVID-19: Provisional release on the cards for some inmates in Thailand amid overcrowding
Inmates are treated for COVID-19 at the Medical Correctional Hospital on May 8, 2021. (Photo: Department of Corrections, Thailand)
26 May 2021 11:31PM) Share this content
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BANGKOK: Some inmates in Thailand could soon get a provisional release as the government plans to reduce overcrowding in prisons in its fight against COVID-19.
A new wave of outbreak is sweeping through detention facilities nationwide. More than 100,000 people have been infected in Thailand since April, including some 18,000 prisoners.