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Russian opposition leader arrested amid election protests
Associated Press, Published on 29/01/2018
» MOSCOW: Protesters gathered across Russia on Sunday to support opposition leader Alexei Navalny's call to boycott the March presidential election, and Navalny himself was arrested while walking to the Moscow demonstration.
Disputed B30m lottery prize awarded to teacher
Published on 31/01/2018
» Police investigating a dispute over ownership of 30-million-baht lottery prize will charge a retired policeman in Kanchanaburi province with picking up and wrongfully claiming the winning tickets as his.
Jailed former KCUC chairman ordered to repay B9.64bn
Online Reporters, Published on 01/02/2018
» The Civil Court has ordered Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, jailed former chairman of Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC), to repay 9.64 billion baht he embezzled from the cooperative.
Temple told to pay KCUC B58 million
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2018
» The Civil Court has ordered Wat Phra Dhammakaya and its affiliate, the Ubasika Chandra Foundation, to return more than 58 million baht to the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC).
Widodo preps for 2019 polls with cabinet reshuffle
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 05/02/2018
» With President Joko Widodo widely expected to seek a second term when Indonesians go to the polls next year, a recent cabinet reshuffle showed he is playing his cards to secure his ambition.
Abducted Vietnam oil official gets another life sentence
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2018
» HANOI: A high-profile former Vietnamese oil executive was sentenced to life in jail for embezzlement on Monday, two weeks after was also imprisoned for life on similar charges in a separate case, state media reported.
Freed Samsung heir Lee to appeal convictions
Published on 05/02/2018
» SEOUL: The lawyer for Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee said on Monday his client plans to appeal to the Supreme Court after he was found guilty of some charges by an appeals court, even though his sentence was suspended and he was able to walk free.
Ex-top NOB reports to hear fraud charge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2018
» A former chief of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) yesterday turned himself in to the police Counter Corruption Division (CCD) to hear money laundering charges against him in connection with the temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Lottery scandal phone calls 'favour cop'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/02/2018
» The 30-million-baht lottery scandal took another turn yesterday as Pol Lt Jaroon Wimol yesterday visited Pol Col Kritsana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman for the Royal Thai Police, to provide more evidence to prove his ownership of disputed lottery tickets.
Cops unearth new B30m lottery leads
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/02/2018
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has found new evidence in connection with the 30-million-baht lottery scandal involving disputed winning tickets but it declined to say which claimant this favours: a local teacher or a police officer.