Capital needs a new approach to tree surgery
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Pictures of numerous chopped down tree trunks scattered near the walls of Wat Po in the Rattanakosin old town area were shared on social media and immediately triggered public outrage.
Netizens exclaimed in disbelief. Not again! Several rushed to blame the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Such a presumption was understandable as the agency has gained a bad reputation with its brutal treatment of plants and trees.
However, this time round, it was an initiative of the temple abbot who wanted to improve the surrounding area of the premises. He was also concerned about health and safety.
Top court throws out man in black prison sentence
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published : 17 Feb 2021 at 05:00
10 A file photo shows an unidentified gunman firing shots during the April 10, 2010 riot near Khok Wua intersection.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled a lower court s 10-year prison sentence given to a man charged with illegal possession of firearms and carrying them in public places without permission in connection with the political unrest in 2010.
Kittisak Soomsri, 49, was acquitted of all firearms-related charges in the ruling handed down via a video call.
The charges were related to political violence in which so-called men in black fired at protesters and security forces near Khok Wua intersection in Phra Nakhon district on April 10, 2010.
Striving towards better prisons
published : 15 Feb 2021 at 06:09
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The newly-appointed director-general of the Department of Corrections, Ayuth Sintoppant, is a classic example of what Thais call a luk mor a staff member who has worked at the same place for a very long time, and as such, is deeply familiar with the depth and breadth of his organisation and its work.
Having worked in the Department of Corrections for several decades, Mr Ayuth said he has witnessed the transformation of Thailand s prison system. When I started my career, there were no women s prisons, so women convicts had to be held at the prison which is now Romaneenart Park, said Mr Ayuth, as he recalled the first place where he worked after he graduated from university.
2 DSI officers display counterfeit two-way radios and accessories seized at the Ban Mo electronics market and a house in Bangkok during a briefing on Friday. (@DSI2002, Department of Special Investigation Facebook page)
Authorities have seized more than 37,000 counterfeit brand-name two-way radios and related items worth over 50 million baht during raids at the Ban Mo electronics market and a house in Bangkok.
The haul included radios, batteries, antennas, chargers, microphones and other accessories bearing the names of popular brands such as Icom, Motorola, Kenwood and Yaesu. It totalled 37,694 items in all, said Korrawat Panpraphakorn, chief of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).