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Prachatai writer honoured for lese majeste reporting
AFP, Published on 06/10/2015
» Journalist Mutita Chuachang has won the 2015 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize for her powerful and persistent reporting of cases prosecuted under the lese majeste law.
Facebook poster jailed record 30-years for lese majeste
AFP, Published on 07/08/2015
» A 48-year-old man was jailed for 30 years on Friday for insulting the monarchy on Facebook, in one of the toughest-known sentences passed under the lese majeste law.
Military Court jails 10 from 'anti-monarchy' network
AFP, Published on 14/07/2015
» The Bangkok Military Court on Tuesday sentenced 10 people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to five years in prison for lese majeste over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family.
Cars threaten world's most endangered feline
AFP, Published on 19/06/2015
» MAZARAMBROZ (SPAIN) - The world's most endangered feline species, the Iberian lynx, is making a comeback in Spain after being pushed to the brink of extinction.
Bookseller gets 2 years jail for lese majeste
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» A man was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in jail for selling books deemed to have defamed the monarchy.
Two jailed for royal slur in play
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» Two young people accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play two years ago were each sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison by a Bangkok court on Monday.
Theatre group in junta crosshairs for 'defaming' Thai royals
AFP, Published on 05/01/2015
» Forced overseas to avoid arrest for defaming the Thai monarchy, members of a theatre group say the ruling junta has mired the kingdom in a witch-hunt as it ramps up prosecutions under the country's notorious lese majeste laws.
'Serious' Miss Thailand 3rd in Tokyo
AFP, Published on 12/11/2014
» Miss Thailand Punika Kulsoontornrut placed third and Puerto Rican bombshell Valerie Hernandez Matias took the crown as contestants in Tuesday night’s Miss International contest gave the usual beauty pageant formula with a serious political twist.
Ex-Nepal prince in Bangkok drug bust
AFP, Published on 16/07/2014
» Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested on drugs charges in Thailand for a second time and could face up to five years in prison, police said Wednesday.
Webmaster loses lese majeste appeal
AFP, Published on 08/11/2013
» A webmaster lost her appeal Friday against a conviction for failing to remove a comment deemed critical of the monarchy from her internet site - a case that triggered international alarm.