{
  "id": 550747,
  "title": "Former MP gunman fined for smoking in police custody",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/former-mp-gunman-fined-for-smoking-in-police-custody",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:51:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/central-thailand/former-mp-gunman-fined-smoking-police-custody"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has fined former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riewraeng 5,000 baht for smoking inside Rattanathibet Police Station, while the station itself was fined 3,000 baht for allowing the violation. DDC officials visited the station today, August 11, after images emerged of Chalong smoking inside a meeting room while in police custody. … The story Former MP gunman…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}