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Court to hear Thaksin hospitalisation case in July; could re-sentence ex-PM
Reuters, Published on 13/06/2025
» Thailand's Supreme Court will hold hearings in July over the legitimacy of the prolonged hospital stay of influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in lieu of prison, and it could potentially send him back to jail.
Agent of insurrection Trump's 'Cultural Revolution'
Oped, Published on 21/02/2025
» When US President Donald Trump's factotum, JD Vance, held forth on Europe's "threat from within" at the recent Munich Security Conference, his audience was left struggling to make sense of America's confounding new approach to foreign policy. Chinese President Xi Jinping, for his part, has been relatively silent since Mr Trump's return to the White House -- but that doesn't mean he is any less vexed by what it portends. Nor could he have been reassured by Mr Trump's brazen response to a question last October about what he would do if Mr Xi blockaded Taiwan: "Xi knows I'm f***ing crazy!"
25 People's Party MPs face threat of suspension
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/02/2025
» Twenty-five People's Party (PP) MPs and other lawmakers who were formerly members of the now-defunct Move Forward Party (MFP) could be suspended if the Supreme Court accepts a case against them for supporting a bill seeking to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese-majeste law.
Thai corruption body indicts 44 former MPs over lese majeste
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/02/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will indict 44 former MPs of the now-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP) for breaching ethical standards over their sponsorship of a bill to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese-majeste law.
Decision on Move Forward ethics case possible in two months
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/02/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is likely to decide within two months whether to press charges against 44 former MPs of the now-defunct Move Forward Party who supported a proposal to amend the lese-majeste law.
Lawyer given another 2 years for lese-majeste
Published on 03/12/2024
» The Criminal Court on Tuesday convicted human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa of lese-majeste and computer crime offences and sentenced him to two years in prison. The ruling brings to 16 years and 2 months the total time he has to serve, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
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).
Malaysia's ex-PM ordered to pay $300,000 over defamatory remarks
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has ordered opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to pay more than US$300,000 to another politician in a defamation case, state media said on Friday, adding to the former premier's legal troubles.
Endless accidents
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/10/2024
» Re: "Bus crash injures 31 uni students", (BP, Oct 16).
Lost in the middle?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/09/2024
» Re: "Thai foreign policy needs new rudder", (Opinion, Sept 27).