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  • Thailand NewsJailhouse rock or just a comfy block? Police probe luxe prison stays

    Jailhouse rock or just a comfy block? Police probe luxe prison stays

    Provincial Police Region 7 launched an investigation into a hotel-style service provided to inmates at a prison in the central province of Samut Sakhon, following revelations from two former prisoners about their comfortable lives in jail. The 26 year old male inmate A, and the 30 year old female inmate B, from Mueang Samut Sakhon Police Station, reached out to…

  • Thailand NewsPrison chief insists gambling king assassination attempt impossible

    Prison chief insists gambling king assassination attempt impossible

    The Commander of Bang Kwang Central Prison insisted that no assassination attempt took place in the jail, as claimed by the gambling king and his lawyer. The commander, Yuttana Nakruengsri, emphasised that an assassination is impossible in a Thai prison. The Thai lawyer, Withun Keng-ngan, yesterday, July 30, demanded an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt on the gambling king,…

  • Northern Thailand NewsInmate who escaped Khon Kaen hospital back in custody

    Inmate who escaped Khon Kaen hospital back in custody

    An inmate convicted of drug charges who escaped from a Khon Kaen hospital on Friday has been recaptured. He had been taken to Phon Hospital for treatment and in the wee hours of Friday morning made a daring escape. He tried to flee and hide but he was found just 300 metres from the hospital. The 41 year old man…

  • Thailand NewsInmate with Covid-19 escapes from Koh Samui Hospital, officials set 20,000 baht bounty

    Inmate with Covid-19 escapes from Koh Samui Hospital, officials set 20,000 baht bounty

    There’s a 20,000 baht bounty for those who have information that will lead to the arrest of a Covid-infected inmate who escaped from Koh Samui Hospital. The news follows a statement from Thailand’s Justice Minister on an uptick of inmate escapes, particularly involving those who were in quarantine before being released into the prison population or at a hospital being…

  • Crime NewsInmate escapes from hospital in Rayong after Covid-19 test, arrested in Chanthaburi

    Inmate escapes from hospital in Rayong after Covid-19 test, arrested in Chanthaburi

    Still dressed in a hospital gown, a prison inmate hopped on a motorbike and fled a hospital in Rayong after being tested for Covid-19. He was arrested in the neighbouring province Chanthaburi and now faces theft charges for stealing the motorbike. The results from his Covid-19 test have not been released. Thailand has reported numerous Covid-19 outbreaks at prisons in…

  • Thailand NewsJustice minister proposes “fortune-telling” vocational program for prison inmates

    Justice minister proposes “fortune-telling” vocational program for prison inmates

    Inmates in Thailand’s prisons might soon be able to study astrology and fortune-telling. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin proposed the vocational program to help the prisoners get jobs after they are released. Somsak says the course is a low investment for the Board of Corrections, adding that fortune-telling is popular in Thailand and a skill inmates can use to earn money…

  • Crime NewsMae Sot immigration chief transferred after inmate escape

    Mae Sot immigration chief transferred after inmate escape

    Following the escape of 2 inmates, the immigration chief in Tak’s Mae Sot district has been transferred while an investigation takes place. The 2 Uighur inmates escaped by using soap to corrode the iron cell bars. They rubbed dish soap on the cell bars routinely. Over time, the iron started to rust and they were able to break the bars.…

  • Crime News2 inmates escape from Krabi prison

    2 inmates escape from Krabi prison

    Police are looking for 2 men who allegedly escaped from a prison in Krabi. The inmates allegedly cut an iron bar and exited through a window. The inmates were then able to climb over a barbed wire fence, using 3 blankets tied together as a rope for support. Prison guards guess the men, 32 year old Arnon Denmad and 47…

  • Crime NewsInmate escapes prison wearing guard’s uniform – VIDEO

    Inmate escapes prison wearing guard’s uniform – VIDEO

    Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Phetchabun prison disguised in a guard’s uniform. He was also seen on security camera footage carrying documents and wearing a face mask and hat that hid his face. 35 year old Wutthichai Detchasithanawat, who had been incarcerated on theft charges, walked out of the prison unnoticed around 9:54am this morning.…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai health authorities track and trace 600+ people linked to 37 year old DJ

    Thai health authorities track and trace 600+ people linked to 37 year old DJ

    More than 600 people are now being traced as a result of the random Covid-19 case of the 37 year old DJ who tested positive last Wednesday without being out of the country at any time. Thai health authorities are under pressure to find the source of his infection. It’s only 1 local case after exactly 100 days of no…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: Local DJ Covid case, 3 pubs closed down for cleaning

    UPDATE: Local DJ Covid case, 3 pubs closed down for cleaning

    UPDATE: 4 more Covid-19 cases today. 3 were new patients – Thais returning from overseas. The other 1 included in today’s tally is a prison inmate from Bangkok – his positive test has rattled the CCSA who had just spent most of Wednesday crowing about their achievement of reaching 100 days without any locally-based infections. His positive test has led…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok prisoner tests positive for Covid-19… first local transmission in 100 days

    Bangkok prisoner tests positive for Covid-19… first local transmission in 100 days

    A 37 year old prisoner has tested positive for Covid-19 on the same day Thailand reached 100 days since a local coronavirus infection. The male inmate has already been moved from the Bangkok prison to a Corrections Department hospital and the other 34 inmates who had contact with him have been tested. The infected man is reported to have worked in…

  • Business NewsPrison skill centres proposed to help former inmates find jobs

    Prison skill centres proposed to help former inmates find jobs

    Finding a job can be difficult for someone who has just been released from prison. The Thai government wants to change that. They plan to build skill development centres for inmates and provide tax breaks for companies hiring ex-convicts. Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin spoke of the skill centre plans at a meeting over the weekend. The proposed centres are part…