Tokyo – Thailand’s fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday he had no immediate plan to return to his country. “I don’t think I would go back (to Thailand) if I were to be part of the problem,” Thaksin, who arrived Monday for a week-long stay, told a news conference in Tokyo. Thaksin, who […]
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists called Friday on Thai authorities to drop lese-majeste charges filed against an editor that could lead to a 30-year-jail sentence. “The growing official use of lese-majesty charges to stifle free expression has greatly undermined Thailand’s democratic credentials and done more harm than good to the royal institution the laws […]
An Indonesian court has sentenced a group of Muslim extremists involved in a deadly mob attack on members of the Ahmadiyah Muslim minority sect to several months in jail. Human rights groups are criticizing Thursday’s ruling for falling far short of the maximum penalty and say it will encourage more violence against religious minorities. The […]
The Criminal Court Thursday sentenced three Bang Chan policemen to two years in jail – suspended for two years – and a fine of Bt10,000 each for manslaughter in a shooting that killed a nine-year-old boy in a sting operation to arrest drug suspects in 2003. Pol Sr SgtMaj Pipat Saenin, 42, Pol SgtMaj Panumas […]
Kuala Lumpur – A Malaysian court has sentenced two Thai nationals to death by hanging for smuggling more than 20 kilograms of cannabis into the country, a news report said Friday. Iproheng Yeetuwa, 37 and Mueseh Mahsae, 44, were caught in the northern Kedah state in 2009 with 21.6 kilogrammes of cannabis. Read more: The […]
A court in Burma has convicted the Australian publisher of the Myanmar Times of minor assault and immigration violations. The charges Myanmar Times publisher Ross Dunkley was convicted of assault and immigration violations, but released in recognition of time served in jail while awaiting trial. Dunkley said the verdict was ridiculous and he would appeal. […]
CHON BURI, June 29 — An American teacher subject to an outstanding arrest warrant in the United States for alleged sexual abuse and rape cases involving boys under the age of 12 has been arrested in Nonthaburi’s Pakkret district, according to the Chon Buri immigration police chief. Pol Col Chusak Panasamporn announced the arrest of […]
The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life in prison for murder, robbery and attempted rape of a woman hotel receptionist in 2009. Suwit Boonpairote, 26, a native of Ubon Ratchathani province, confessed he robbed Sasiprapa Wingwon and killed her after attempting to rape her. Read more: Bangkok Post
