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Klity Creek polluter may not pay, lawyer fears
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/09/2017
» The lawyer for a group of villagers in Thailand who won a 10-year lawsuit against a mining company for polluting their land and water says he is not confident that the company will pay and he is prepared to take further legal action.
Sorrayuth free on bail
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/09/2017
» The Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to former TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda and a co-conspirator, who were both convicted for embezzling state advertising revenue.
Siriraj student suspended over alleged dog killing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/09/2017
» The Medicine Faculty of Siriraj Hospital has temporarily suspended a student after allegations that he drugged at least one dog to death for money.
Supreme Court upholds 36-million baht award to Klity Creek villagers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/09/2017
» Klity Creek villagers have finally won their 19-year legal battle with a mining company over lead contamination.
Test leak forces cancellation of some ACT entrance exams
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/09/2017
» Would-be test-takers from countries including China, Thailand and Australia expressed outrage over the cancellation of the ACT college entrance exam scheduled for Saturday.
Digital TV companies look to billionaires
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/09/2017
» Thailand's wealthiest are buying into operators struggling to keep afloat
Sorrayuth in jail after appeal denied, bail denied (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/08/2017
» Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda has lost his appeal of a 13-year, four-month jail term for his role in a bribery and embezzlement scandal and the Supreme Court has rejected his request for bail.
Boonsong sentenced to 42 years in G-to-G rice sales, bail denied (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/08/2017
» Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom has been sentenced to 42 years in jail and his former deputy Poom Sarapol to 36 years in the government-to-government rice sales case. Their bail requests were denied.
Now more than 10,000 7-Eleven stores in Thailand
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2017
» The number of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand has topped 10,000, achieving the milestone at a faster pace than in Japan, their local operator says.
Investors sell stocks, buy gold as war talk continues
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/08/2017
» When things get tense, especially when a major power threatens war, some investors get nervous. War is not good for business so they sell stocks and buy gold which is seen as a safe haven. For more confident investors, however, a fall in prices is an opportunity to buy.