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United Thai Nation Party says island prison 'possible and not fantasy'
Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2025
» Atthawit Suwannapakdee, deputy leader of the United Thai Nation Party, on Monday clarified the viral debate over the party’s proposal to establish an offshore prison — dubbed by netizens as the “Azkaban prison” — saying the idea was not a fantasy and was feasible by converting abandoned oil rigs into detention facilities.
PM asks parents to donate books
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has urged the public to donate old but well-preserved books to promote reading among children as she joined the "Read Again" campaign at Government House on Tuesday.
Vichai’s family sues helicopter maker over fatal crash
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 10/01/2025
» LONDON - The family of former King Power chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash in 2018, has brought a legal action against the Italian helicopter manufacturer Leonardo SpA valued at £2.15 billion (US$2.7 billion) in a London court.
Activist lawyer’s jail time reaches 18 years
Online Reporters, Published on 20/12/2024
» Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has been sentenced to another 2 years and 8 months in prison for lese-majeste and sedition in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in 2020 demanding reform of the monarchy.
Lese-majeste prisoner wins early release
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2024
» A Phitsanulok woman jailed for lese-majeste was released from prison on Wednesday, a month before her 18-month sentence was to end, after a court approved her request to withdraw her appeal, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
Activist lawyer gets another 4 years for lese-majeste
Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2024
» The activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa was sentenced on Thursday to another four years in prison for lese-majeste and violations of the Computer Crime Act, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
Reformist lawyer gets 2 more years in prison
Reuters, Published on 29/04/2024
» The South Criminal Court sentenced a prominent jailed activist lawyer to an additional two years in prison on Monday, for lese majeste in comments during a speech he made at a 2021 protest, his lawyer said.
Duterte lifts casino ban on Boracay
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2021
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a moratorium on casino operations on the country’s top holiday island to generate taxes for its Covid-19 pandemic response.
No Thailand travel, says Philippines
News, Reuters, Published on 24/07/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines will suspend travel from Thailand and Malaysia, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid to prevent the spread of the contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesman said on Friday.
Police crack down hard on latest rally
Online Reporters, Published on 20/03/2021
» Police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon at protesters as another anti-government rally descended into violence on Saturday night.