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Milestones
News, Published on 21/01/2018
» Sentenced: By the Criminal Court to 80 and a half years in prison, serial bomber Watana Pumret. The 63-year-old was most famously convicted of the Phramongkutklao Hospital bombing last year. So far, for four bombings and an explosive cache, Watana has received prison sentences of 111 years and six months plus fines of 1,475 baht. He has two other cases to go.
Sushi chef fined for serving whale meat
Published on 19/05/2015
» LOS ANGELES — A sushi chef was sentenced to a US$5,000 (167,000 baht) fine and 200 hours of community service at a US federal district court on Monday for serving whale meat to customers at a high-end sushi restaurant in California in 2009 and 2010, an act banned under US law.
Thaksin loses defence rank
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/04/2019
» His Majesty the King has endorsed the move to strip fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra of the rank of "Nai Kong Yai" in the Territorial Defence Volunteer Corps (TDVC).
16 wind farms in the clear, Alro says
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2017
» The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) yesterday resolved to allow 16 wind farm companies to operate their businesses as usual because they are not guilty of any wrongdoing.
Rough road ahead
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/01/2018
» The general prime minister, aka the politician who used to be a soldier, is strolling into a battleground and exhibits no sign he is aware of it.
Tip of the iceberg
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 14/01/2018
» Myanmar's government and entirely out-of-touch military soiled themselves again, over the Rohingya issue of course.
Malaysia to end visa-free entry for N Koreans
Kyodo News, Published on 02/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has decided to end visa-free entry for North Koreans, effective on March 6, following the assassination in mid-February of the estranged half-brother of the reclusive country's leader Kim Jong Un, local media said on Thursday.
Philippines education reform faces challenges
Published on 09/05/2015
» MANILA — Halfway through its implementation and even with the required legislation that gave it teeth, a new basic education system in the Philippines continues to face challenges from politicians and groups that find the government's preparations for it insufficient.
Police accused of beating drug user
Published on 27/08/2012
» PHUKET: A 20-year-old Thai man claimed on Monday (August 27) that he was beaten by five Thalang police on August 22, in an attempt to force him to tell them the location of a house from which he had bought drugs.
Court orders recall of Mazda 2 cars
Post Reporters, Published on 29/03/2023
» The Civil Court on Wednesday ordered the recall of Mazda 2 cars with diesel engines produced from 2014-2018 to fix engine vibration and acceleration problems, and compensation for the owners, according to the lawyer for the plaintiffs.