Two Protesters Jailed for Attempted Police Car Arson in Bangkok

Court of Justice Thailand. Criminal Court Tower, Ratchadapisek Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok
Court of Justice Thailand. Criminal Court Tower, Ratchadapisek Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok. Photo: coj.go.th.

BANGKOK, March 16 (TNA) — The Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced two anti government protesters to four years in prison for attempting to set fire [Read More…]

Myanmar military court extends Aung San Suu Kyi sentence to 33 years in prison

Aung San Suu Kyi in a retrospective photo of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aung San Suu Kyi in a retrospective photo of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: Utenriksdepartementet UD / flickr. CC BY-ND 2.0

A military court in Burma (Myanmar) has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison after finding her guilty of five [Read More…]

Thai, Chinese Pub Goers Handed Down Suspended Jail Term for Drug Abuse

Yaowarat Road is the centre of Bangkok's Chinatown
Yaowarat Road is the centre of Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese immigrants and their descendants form the largest ethnic group in the city. Photo: Ninara.

BANGKOK, Oct 28 (TNA) – Thai and Chinese visitors to a pub were sentenced to 1-2 months in jail for drug abuse but their imprisonment [Read More…]