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French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.
Courts warn revellers, 'No groping'
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/04/2026
» The Court of Justice has warned Songkran revellers they could face up to 10 years in prison and/or a hefty fine of 200,000 baht if found guilty of physically molesting someone during crowded water fights.
Charter court marks 28th anniversary
News, Published on 13/04/2026
» Constitutional Court President Nakarin Mektrairat on Sunday reaffirmed the court's commitment to upholding the rule of law and safeguarding public rights and freedoms.
PM vows to turn all policies into actions
Published on 11/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he has accepted recommendations about his government’s policy statement and will push forward all announced measures to ensure maximum benefit for the public, stressing that the government would complete its full four-year term.
Anti-graft body defends case against ex-Move Forward MPs
Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2026
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said on Friday that its decision to forward a case against 44 former Move Forward Party MPs who supported a proposal to amend the lese-majeste law was based on their actions and conduct in pursuing the initiative.
La Mode en Majesté Royal Thai Dress from Tradition to Modernity
Published on 11/04/2026
» From May 13 to November 1, 2026, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs presents, under the high patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, the exhibition La Mode en Majesté: Royal Thai Dress From Tradition to Modernity. This event is organised as part of the 340th anniversary of the first diplomatic mission and the 170th anniversary of Franco-Thai diplomatic relations (1856–2026). The exhibition is organised in partnership with The Sustainable Arts and Crafts Institute of Thailand (SACIT), the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles (QSMT), The Royal Thai Embassy in Paris and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD).
With a little help from his friends, Vacherot reaches Monte Carlo semis
AFP, Published on 11/04/2026
» MONTE CARLO (PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO) - Cheered on by a crowd of childhood mates, Valentin Vacherot walked a third-set tightrope in his home-town tournament before beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, on Friday to gatecrash the semi-finals at the Monte Carlo Open.
Suu Kyi, media bias and morality
News, Published on 11/04/2026
» History rarely collapses in an instant; more often, it is quietly rewritten until reality itself feels negotiable. In the years leading up to Myanmar's 2021 coup, a story took shape in the international imagination -- one that cast Aung San Suu Kyi not as a constrained civilian leader navigating a military-dominated state, but as a symbol of moral failure.
NACC delivers evidence in MPs' lese-majeste case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2026
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) delivered case files to the Supreme Court in a high-profile ethics case against 44 former Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs who signed a proposal to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law.
Russia bans Nobel-winning rights group, raids independent newspaper, in one day
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» MOSCOW - Russia banned the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial and raided the offices of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Thursday, in fresh blows to already diminished civil liberties in the country.