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Thai court sets July 24 as next hearing date for case to remove PM
Published on 10/07/2024
» BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday set July 24 as the next hearing date for a case seeking the dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin as it seeks more evidence.
Ex-MP loses appeal over B5m bribe demand
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/07/2024
» Anurak Tangpanitanon, a former Pheu Thai MP from Mukdahan province, has lost his appeal against a six-year jail sentence for seeking a 5-million-baht bribe while in office.
Frustrated by Japan's same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
Published on 09/07/2024
» TOKYO/YOKOHAMA: Unable to get married legally in Japan, LGBTQ couples are celebrating their special bond by donning traditional kimonos and fashionable formal wear for elaborate "photo weddings".
Top court gets new chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/07/2024
» The Judicial Commission on Monday appointed Chanakarn Theeravechpolkul, president of the Juvenile and Family Division of the Supreme Court, as the new president of the Supreme Court.
The UK's most working-class government
Oped, Published on 09/07/2024
» The United Kingdom has a new Labour government whose class composition are radically different from previous ones. According to our analysis of Labour's shadow cabinet, some 46% of Keir Starmer's cabinet members were raised by parents with "working class" occupations. That figure is well above average in terms of the broader working population, and it stands in stark contrast to the 7% who were of working-class origin in the last Conservative cabinet.
King grants titles to royal family
News, Published on 09/07/2024
» On May 5, 2019, the second day of the coronation ceremonies, His Majesty the King bestowed new titles upon senior royal family members under his new reign.
LGBTQ+ awaits 'groundbreaking' law
News, Published on 08/07/2024
» After more than two decades of advocating for a marriage equality bill, Thailand is set to become Asia's next gay marriage hotspot.
Divisions on the horizon?
News, Published on 06/07/2024
» Paroled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is no stranger to legal proceedings, and the latest indictment against him could present a crucial test of the conservative-bloc parties' strength as coalition partners.
Steep learning curves -- election heat for bonds
News, Published on 05/07/2024
» Some might wonder why it took so long, but the risk that this year's key elections exaggerate rather than rein in bloated public debt is finally seeing long-term sovereign bonds rear up.
Senior judge shunted after molestation complaint
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/07/2024
» A senior judge has been transferred to an inactive post pending a formal investigation for allegedly molesting a court reporter, according to a highly placed source in the Court of Justice.