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Policeman convicted for viral torture video found dead in jail

Mar 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Koh Ewe |Thanyarat Doksone

A former Thai police chief who was jailed for life three years ago for torturing a drug suspect to death has been found dead in his Bangkok jail cell, authorities said. Thitisan Utthanaphon, who was nicknamed Joe Ferrari for his many luxury cars, died by suicide, according to a preliminary autopsy. In 2021, a leaked video showed Thitisan and his colleagues wrapping plastic bags around the head of a 24-year-old drug suspect during an interrogation, leading to the suspect's death.
Students now free to choose their hairstyles, Thai court rules

Mar 7, 2025 | msn.com | Koh Ewe |Thanyarat Doksone

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Students now free to choose their hairstyles, Thai court rules

Mar 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Koh Ewe |Thanyarat Doksone

After years of wrangling with authorities, students in Thailand can now let their hair down. Literally. On Wednesday, Thailand's Supreme Administrative Court annulled a 50-year-old directive by the education ministry, which had previously set out rules on hairstyles for school students: short hair for boys and ear-length bobs for girls. In practice, hairstyle rules have been gradually relaxed across many schools.
Freed from Myanmar's scam centres, thousands are now stranded

Feb 26, 2025 | msn.com | Jonathan Head |Lulu Luo |Thanyarat Doksone

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Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps

Feb 26, 2025 | bbc.com | Jonathan Head |Lulu Luo |Thanyarat Doksone

'I need help': Freed from Myanmar's scam centres, thousands are now strandedJonathan Head, Lulu Luo and Thanyarat DoksoneReporting fromMae Sot, Thai-Myanmar borderGetty ImagesFormer workers and victims of scam centres are now stuck in makeshift camps, uncertain what happens next "I swear to God I need help," said the man quietly on the other end of the line.
'I need help': Freed from Myanmar's scam centres, thousands are now stranded

Feb 26, 2025 | flipboard.com | Jonathan Head |Lulu Luo |Thanyarat Doksone

16 hours agoChina: Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics stuns tech world with its advanced humanoid robotsChina - February 26, 2025 Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics stuns tech world with its advanced humanoid robots (Voice_over) Chinese robot-maker Unitree Robotics is taking the world by storm after its dancing robots shot into public limelight. We managed to visit its headquarters in Hangzhou, east China, to learn more about this company and its striking innovations.
Ex-PM's daughter picked as youngest ever Thai leader

Aug 15, 2024 | msn.com | Jonathan Head |Thanyarat Doksone |Kelly Ng

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Ex-PM's daughter picked as youngest ever Thai leader

Aug 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jonathan Head |Thanyarat Doksone |Kelly Ng

Jonathan Head, Thanyarat Doksone & Kelly Ng - in Bangkok and SingaporeAugust 15, 2024 at 10:14 PM·1 min readThailand's parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin, as prime minister. At 37, she will be the country's youngest PM and the second woman in the post, after her aunt Yingluck. Her selection comes just two days after former PM Srettha Thavisin was dismissed by a constitutional court.
Thailand picks Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn as new PM

Aug 15, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jonathan Head |Thanyarat Doksone |Kelly Ng

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Cyanide found in blood of Bangkok hotel victims

Jul 17, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Thanyarat Doksone |Kelly Ng

By Thanyarat Doksone and Kelly Ng, for BBC news in Bangkok and SingaporeCyanide has been found in the blood of all six people who died in a luxury hotel suite in Bangkok, say doctors after examining their bodies. Based on the initial post-mortem examination, they say there is "no other cause" that would explain their deaths "except for cyanide". But further tests are being carried out to determine the "intensity" of the deadly chemical and to rule out any other toxins.