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Swiss blackmailer pleads for more lenient prison term
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/10/2015
» Convicted blackmailer Xavier Andre Justo has appealed for a lesser sentence in a case concerning theft of information from his previous employer, arguing no payment had been made.
Swiss blackmailer appeals for suspended jail term
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/10/2015
» Swiss blackmailer Xavier Andre Justo has asked the Appeals Court to order the suspension of the three-year prison term handed down by the Criminal Court in August for the attempted extortion of his former employer, PetroSaudi.
China tightens the belt
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2015
» Thailand and Asean should take the lead in connecting the "Yi Dai Yi Lu" (One Belt, One Road) multi-trillion-dollar initiative of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to turn a maritime dispute into an economic opportunity, say local analysts.
Family of woman 'abducted by N Korea' renews search plea
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/09/2015
» The family of Anocha Panchoi, a Chiang Mai woman believed abducted by North Korea nearly four decades ago, is renewing their plea to the United Nations and the governments of Thailand, Japan and South Korea, to bring her or her remains back home.
Strong city-state continues to engage with the world
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/09/2015
» Without having to confront the more "competitive politics" feared before last Friday's election, Singapore will still be able to enjoy its status quo in the regional arena, according to analysts.
Court indicts Andy Hall in migrant case
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/08/2015
» The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court has indicted outspoken migrant rights activist Andy Hall on a criminal libel suit filed by the Thai pineapple processing company, Natural Fruit.
Campaigners pressure govt to issue visas for refugees
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/06/2015
» "Refugee visas" should be issued for urban refugees to stop branding people fleeing war and persecution as illegal immigrants, Thai and UN experts said yesterday.
Exodus reveals flaws in Asean
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/06/2015
» The deaths and mass exodus of the Rohingya boat people have shaken the principle of non-interference in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), according to humanitarian experts.
Protests mark coup’s birthday
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/05/2015
» Civic groups and students led small-scale protests against military rule on the coup's one-year anniversary on Friday.
Public must wait for chance to deliver its verdict
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/04/2015
» A thought about the charter has disturbed me for weeks. On the one hand, I have optimism as there is some progress in the political roadmap with the 315-section charter draft now finalised and put to a national debate.