The Department of Corrections (DoC) will allow inmates to watch broadcasts of the football World Cup 2022 in prisons across the country.
The 2022 Fifa World Cup, hosted by Qatar, began on Nov 20 and runs until Dec 18. The World Cup is a global flagship sporting event coming around once every four years, with Thai broadcasters having secured the rights to broadcast 64 live matches via 17 free TV channels.
DoC director-general Aryut Sinthopphan on Sunday said the department hoped the decision will raise morale among inmates and encourage them to pay more attention to exercise and sports.
