Prison Inmates in Thailand Fight Foreigners for Their Freedom

For hundreds of years Thais in prison have attempted to win their freedom through kickboxing matches. And now foreigners are ...
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'Not a friendly place': Inside the Bangkok prison where ex-PM Thaksin is jailed

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Three blankets to sleep with, an open bathing area, bland food and the constant risk of violence. These are the conditions inside the maximum security prison in Thailand's capital ...
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Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra starts 1-year prison term for previous convictions

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, second from left, leaves the Supreme Court for Bangkok Remand Prison in ...
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Soaring prison population prompts Thailand to re-think "lost" drug war

BANGKOK, July 17 (Reuters) - Somsak Sreesomsong was 18 when he was jailed for selling illegal drugs. Now, turning 30, he is not yet half way through his 33-year sentence at Bangkok's high-security ...
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Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra starts 1-year prison term for previous convictions

BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken to Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison on Tuesday after the Supreme Court said he must serve a one-year prison term for previous ...