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Surachai jailed on fifth lese majeste charge
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/05/2012
» The Criminal Court on Monday formally convicted and sentenced Red Siam core member Surachai "Sae Dan" Danwattananusorn on a further charge of lese majeste, adding two-and-a-half years to his current prison term.
Bern 'regrets' refusal to transfer inmate
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/09/2016
» Thailand has refused a request by Switzerland to repatriate a Swiss national, convicted of selling information to anti-government groups in Malaysia, so he can serve the rest of his sentence in his home country, a senior diplomat said yesterday.
Royal pardon frees lese majeste convict
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/08/2016
» Patiwat Saraiyaem, who was jailed for insulting the monarchy, was among 235 inmates released on Friday following a royal amnesty decree to mark the Queen's 84th birthday.
Detained poet blasts military regime
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2016
» A poet is continuing to challenge the regime in a military court, almost two years after being arrested, calling the coup-makers possible traitors.
Court denies bail to Swiss blackmailer
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/10/2015
» A Swiss man convicted of extortion in a case relating to alleged corruption at a firm chaired by the Malaysian premier, was denied bail by the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court yesterday.
Tolerance tough when injustice lingers
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/02/2017
» Our society seems short of love and compassion -- not only for political dissidents but also for the socially-cast underdog and economically impoverished.
Somyot wins prestigious Korean trade union award
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» Seoul: Korean labour activists will announce a special prize to Thai lese majeste prisoner Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, who will be the first non-Korean unionist to win the award, according to the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
Love, unshackled
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/09/2016
» They're not a Romeo and Juliet couple. But despite the tragic turn of fate, their romance is somewhat the envy of several girls.
Vendor gets 27 years for bombing bid
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/07/2016
» A street fruit vendor, who admitted to carrying a homemade bomb to the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters in a failed plot to blow it up in June 2010, was sentenced to 27 years and six months in prison and ordered to pay a 50-baht fine in a Supreme Court ruling on Friday.
1MDB's Justo asks to serve rest of fraud sentence in Swiss jail
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/08/2016
» Andre Xavier Justo, involved in the exposure of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, would opt to serve his remaining one-year sentence in Switzerland, sources close to the transfer deal told the Bangkok Post.