The Royal Thai Police announced yesterday that they will form a committee to investigate the deputy national police chief, who was arrested the day before on accusations of money laundering linked to an online gambling network. Gen. Kitrat Panphet, the acting national police chief, said that he would not immediately suspend Gen. Surachate Hakparn, who … Read more
Thai prosecutors have indicted a sitting Thai senator on drug and money laundering charges, according to Thai media reports. Appearing yesterday in the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun was formally slapped with six charges including drug trafficking, money laundering, and suspected involvement in a transnational crime organization. “After the prosecutor filed the complaints … Read more
The Pheu Thai-led government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is a Frankenstein’s monster cobbled together from some 10 political parties, and includes ministers from six parties. The fact that junior coalition partners Bhumjaithai, Palang Pracharath, and Thai Raksa Chart managed to get 16 of the 36 total ministerial portfolios, including the interior, agriculture, energy, and … Read more