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Legal eagles voice worries over Thaksin's pardon bid
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/10/2025
» Two prominent legal figures have voiced concern over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's latest request for a royal pardon, warning that it not only falls outside the scope of the law but could also expose the justice minister to criminal liability.
DR Congo ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for 'treason'
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» KINSHASA - A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for "treason".
Thamanat defends role in cabinet
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/09/2025
» Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow on Tuesday rejected allegations made during a heated parliamentary debate that he was unqualified to serve as a cabinet minister.
Angered school-parking parent gets suspended jail term
Online Reporters, Published on 30/09/2025
» A father who parked illegally outside a popular Bangkok school to pick up his child and reacted violently when police clamped his car has been fined and given a suspended jail sentence
Chinese court hands death sentences to 16 people linked to Myanmar crime family
Published on 30/09/2025
» A Chinese court sentenced 16 people linked to a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud group to death on Monday for crimes including fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution.
Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/09/2025
» Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal pardon for his one-year jail sentence, his lawyer said on Monday.
Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon, lawyer says
Published on 29/09/2025
» Thailand's influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal pardon for his one-year jail sentence, his lawyer said on Monday.
Court jails 11 for life for wedding shooting
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/09/2025
» The Criminal Court has sentenced 11 individuals to death for a fatal wedding shooting linked to a long-running feud between two technical institutes.
France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» PARIS — Former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday set to become France's first postwar leader to go to prison after a court jailed him for five years over a scheme for the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his victorious 2007 presidential run.
Under-fire Brazil Senate scraps immunity bid
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday quashed a bid to expand criminal immunity for lawmakers after the proposal unleashed mass protests over the weekend.