Bangkok Bombing Trial: Defendants Protest Chinese Interpreters
BANGKOK — As the trial began Tuesday against two Uighur men accused of bombing a Bangkok shrine in the worst single terror attack in modern Thai history, the court-approved interpreter did not know the word “shrine.”
Ex Tourism Chief Gets 50 Years for Taking Bribes
BANGKOK — The former head of Thailand's tourism promotion board was sentenced on Wednesday to 50 years in prison for accepting $1.8 million in bribes from two Hollywood producers to let them organize the Bangkok International Film Festival a decade ago.
Russian ‘Sex Guru,’ Followers Blame US for Continued Detention
PATTAYA — A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday of violating labor laws in Thailand but still face other charges that could land them in prison for more than 10 years.
With Interpreter on the Run, Erawan Bombing Trial is Postponed to September
BANGKOK — The first court examination of a witness in the bomb attack that killed 20 people last year was adjourned on Tuesday because an interpreter for the two accused bombers jumped his bail on drug charges.
Court Affirms Firearms Jail Term for Premchai
BANGKOK — A construction mogul was sentenced to six months in prison for illegally possessing firearms in a high-profile case involving the...
Accepting Compensation, Families Still Demand Jenphop’s Prosecution
AYUTTHAYA — For a second time, the suspect in a fatal wreck that killed two students last year was unable to take the stand Tuesday because of an unresolved dispute over financial restitution to one of the victim's families.
Inquiry Over Faulty Parachutes That Killed 2 Cops Going Nowhere: Lawyer
BANGKOK — Families of police cadets Nattawut Tirasuwansuk and Chayakorn Puttachaiyong watched in horror as the pair plunged to their deaths during a parachute training exercise that went horribly wrong two years ago.
Date Set For ‘Black Panther’ Poaching Verdict
BANGKOK — One year after a construction tycoon and three of his associates were arrested on poaching charges, the verdict for his court case was given after final arguments were heard Friday.
Thailand Charges More Activists With Sedition, Royal Insults
BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand charged 18 pro-democracy activists with sedition on Monday, while lodging additional charges of insulting the monarchy against three of them.
High Court Affirms Guilt of 2009 Red Shirt Pattaya Rioters
BANGKOK — Thailand's Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the prison sentences of 12 members of the "Red Shirt" political movement convicted in connection with...
