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WORLD

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.

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WORLD

Trump victory caps amazing comeback

Published on 06/11/2024

» PALM BEACH - Donald Trump has been elected US president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad.

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THAILAND

Lese-majeste case against influencer dismissed

Online Reporters, Published on 30/10/2024

» An online influencer who appeared in a controversial advertisement that appeared to mock a member of the Royal Family has been acquitted of lese-majeste, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

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THAILAND

Scope of amnesty study limited

Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/10/2024

» The House of Representatives need only review the findings of a study on a political amnesty bill, which is not about the amnesty law itself but rather how to draft it, according to Prime Minister’s Office Minister Chousak Sirinil.

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WORLD

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 99, hospitalised

Published on 16/10/2024

» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital for a respiratory infection, his office said on Wednesday after media reported the ex-premier missed a court hearing in a defamation case he has lodged.

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THAILAND

Opposition MP cleared of royal defamation

Online Reporters, Published on 11/10/2024

» Piyarat Chongthep, a People’s Party MP for Bangkok, has won a rare acquittal on charges of lese-majeste and computer crime, after a court in Kalasin said the evidence against him was weak.

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THAILAND

Lawyer sets sights on Pheu Thai Party

News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/10/2024

» Teerayut Suwankesorn was thrust into the limelight when his name was mentioned by Paiboon Nititawan, secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), after the lawyer petitioned the Constitutional Court to stop former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from "threatening the constitutional monarchy by influencing the coalition-core Pheu Thai Party".

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OPINION

Lessons for elephant care

Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/10/2024

» The devastating flash floods in Chiang Mai have exposed not only the region's growing vulnerability to climate change but also long-standing tensions between two approaches to raising domesticated elephants.

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LIFE

US country star Garth Brooks accused of rape, assault

New York Times, Published on 04/10/2024

» Garth Brooks, one of country music’s biggest stars in the United States, has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who said he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel room and subjected her to repeated unwanted sexual advances over a period of about two years, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in a California court.

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THAILAND

Don’t stall amnesty bill, says People’s Party

Published on 01/10/2024

» The opposition People’s Party is urging the coalition to revise the decision it made on Monday to defer indefinitely the House’s review of a new amnesty bill.