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THAILAND

Senator raises hackles with call to curb social media

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/09/2024

» Senator Keskamol Pleansamai has caused a stir by proposing that a regulatory body be established to monitor social media content and that legal action be taken against those responsible for any harmful or illegal content.

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THAILAND

Thaksin lese majeste court case adjourned to next year

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/08/2024

» The court hearing of lese majeste charges brought against the prime minister's father, Thaksin Shinawatra, was adjourned until July next year after the examination of witness and evidence lists on Monday, according the former prime minister's lawyer Winyat Chartmontree.

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THAILAND

Officers to ensure order at Thaksin's court hearing

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/08/2024

» Additional law enforcement agents will be deployed at the Criminal Court on Monday to ensure order as former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will appear for his lese majeste case, a source says.

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THAILAND

Chaikasem ‘had no role’ in lawyer’s bribery case

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/08/2024

» Chaikasem Nitisiri, a former attorney-general and prime ministerial candidate of the governing Pheu Thai Party, had no part in a 2008 decision not to indict Pichit Chuenban on a court bribery charge, according to the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG).

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THAILAND

Court denies Thaksin permission to go to Dubai

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/07/2024

» The Criminal Court on Wednesday denied former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave for Dubai on Thursday for medical treatment, just three weeks before the first hearing in the lese majeste case against him.

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THAILAND

Ex-MP loses appeal over B5m bribe demand

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/07/2024

» Anurak Tangpanitanon, a former Pheu Thai MP from Mukdahan province, has lost his appeal against a six-year jail sentence for seeking a 5-million-baht bribe while in office.

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THAILAND

Move Forward MP appealing jail term for defamation

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/06/2024

» Move Forward Party MP Jirat Thongsuwan says he will appeal his one-year suspended jail sentence for defaming a former senior defence ministry official in connection with state procurement of fake explosive detectors.

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THAILAND

Thaksin files B100m suit

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/06/2024

» Thaksin Shinawatra has sued Thai Pakdee Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom for 100 million baht for an allegedly defamatory remark linking the former PM to a 2-billion-baht bribe.

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THAILAND

Former MPs imprisoned for proxy voting

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/06/2024

» The Supreme Court has rejected final appeals by three former Bhumjaithai Party MPs and sentenced them to nine months in prison, without suspension, for proxy voting during the 2020 budget bill debate.

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THAILAND

MFP MP gets 2 years for lese majeste

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/05/2024

» The Thanyaburi Provincial Court on Monday sentenced Move Forward Party MP Chonthicha Jangrew to two years in prison for royal defamation under Section 112 of the Criminal Code.