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Bail upheld for Thai MP appealing lese-majeste conviction
Published on 11/12/2024
» Rukchanok Srinork, a People’s Party MP who is appealing convictions for lese-majeste and computer crime, on Wednesday survived an attempt to have her bail revoked.
Lese-majeste prisoner wins early release
Published on 27/11/2024
» A Phitsanulok woman jailed for lese-majeste was released from prison on Wednesday, a month before her 18-month sentence was to end, after a court approved her request to withdraw her appeal, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
Opposition to tread warily in amnesty debate
Published on 15/10/2024
» The main opposition People’s Party (PP) will ensure it does not overstep any boundaries by proposing an amnesty for lese-majeste offenders, list-MP Natthawut Buaprathum said on Tuesday.
House to finally debate amnesty for lese majeste cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/10/2024
» A controversial report on whether offences under the lese majeste law should be eligible for amnesty is finally set for a debate in parliament this week after two previous delays, according to the House panel in charge of the study.
YouTube April 1 DVDs
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/04/2013
» There is something strange about this story. YouTube has not confirmed it and the news agencies seem to have missed it. Not only that but YouTube has just announced it is shutting down. (What's today's date again?)
Court jails Somyot on lese majeste charges
Published on 24/01/2013
» Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, former editor of the Voice of Taksin magazine, came to court expecting to be freed, but then learned he faced up to 11 years in jail for two articles deemed defamatory to the King.
Troublesome pose
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/05/2012
» One first-year Thammasat student has caused a bit of a controversy by the way she posed with the statue of the university's founder Pridi Banomyong.
Don't mix death and politics, reds told
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/05/2012
» Red shirt supporters have been warned against exploiting the death of convicted lese majeste prisoner Ampon Tangnoppakul for political gain.
Strong reaction to death of Uncle SMS
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/05/2012
» Both opponents and supporters of Thailand’s controversial lese majeste law voiced strong reactions to the death of a frail 62-year-old man who had been convicted of sending defamatory SMS messages.
Thaksin: "It's not about me"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/03/2012
» In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post from Dubai, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra talks about amending the constitution, which, he insists, has nothing to do with him.