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Short of prison space, UK looks to US model of time off for good conduct
New York Times, Published on 23/05/2025
» LONDON — In February, Britain’s justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, travelled to Texas. As a lawmaker from the centre-left Labour Party, her trip to the Republican state was somewhat off-brand, but she was on a serious mission: to try to find solutions to Britain’s chronic prison overcrowding crisis.
Academics question jail term for broadcast regulator
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/02/2025
» A Chulalongkorn University faculty has expressed its support for Pirongrong Ramasoota, a National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) member, who was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday for dereliction of duty following a complaint from True Digital Group.
Biden grants clemency to 2,500 people, most ever in a day
AFP, Published on 18/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history.
Court gives bail to Queen mimic
Post Reporters, Published on 22/08/2024
» The Supreme Court granted bail to activist Jatuporn Sae Ung, who was found guilty of impersonating Her Majesty the Queen during a 2020 demonstration.
Two jailed for burning the King's portrait
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/05/2024
» The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced singer Chai-amorn Kaewwiboonpan, aka "Ammy The Bottom Blues", to four years in prison and his accomplice to one year for burning His Majesty the King's portrait and sharing a video of it in 2021.
Rally against Thaksin's release, warning of bigger protests
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/02/2024
» A small group of protesters gathered outside the Justice Ministry on Monday opposing the expected release of Thaksin Shinawatra from prison without having spent a day behind bars.
Rally against Thaksin's release, warning of bigger protests
Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2024
» A small group of protesters gathered outside the Justice Ministry on Monday opposing the expected release of Thaksin Shinawatra from prison without having spent a day behind bars.
Activist lawyer Arnon gets 4 more years
Published on 17/01/2024
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced activist lawyer Arnon Nampa, 39, to four years in prison on Wednesday for royal defamation in connection with a social media post made in 2021, his lawyer said.
Malaysia commutes death penalties of drug convicts
Published on 14/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s top court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences and natural-life prison terms of 11 people convicted of drug trafficking, including two Thai nationals, following capital punishment reforms passed earlier this year, the state news agency Bernama reported.
Poll outcome invites shared wisdom
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 22/05/2023
» That was the week that was, beginning on May 14, 2023, Thailand's monumental and momentous national election day. The results of the election were historically in favour of democratic change, with the Move Forward Party (MFP) gaining the most seats in the Lower House. It is leading a coalition of parties, aspiring to form the next government and winning over 310 seats in total, despite shenanigans from arch-conservatives.