Shrine Bombing Trial Postponed Because Interpreter’s Busy
BANGKOK — The trial for two Uighur men accused of staging Thailand’s worst terror attack was postponed yet again because a court interpreter won’t be available for the next scheduled session, a defense lawyer said Friday.
Hakeem Case Different from Rahaf, ‘Big Joke’ Says
BANGKOK — Hakeem AlAraibi and Rahaf Alqunun are two different cases, the head of Thai immigration said Monday as pressure mounts for Thailand to...
Police Say Interpol Has Issued Notice for Red Bull Heir
BANGKOK — Interpol has issued an international request for the arrest of the billionaire heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, stepping up the hunt for the fugitive playboy wanted in allegedly killing of a traffic policeman in a 2012 hit-and-run incident in Bangkok.
Spaniard Accused of Dismembering Associate Pleads Not Guilty
BANGKOK — The trial of a Spanish man accused of murdering and brutally dismembering another Spaniard in Bangkok will go forward after he plead not guilty to all charges in court Monday.
Constitutional Court Agrees to Review Repressive Referendum Law
BANGKOK — The Constitutional Court agreed Wednesday to review the law which effectively banned any kind of campaigning for the upcoming vote on the new constitution.
Court Fines Philip Morris $39.7 Million for Tax Evasion
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Friday found the local unit of tobacco giant Philip Morris guilty of evading taxes by under-declaring the value of cigarettes it imported from the Philippines. It ordered the company to pay a fine of 1.2 billion baht ($39.7 million).
Key Witness of 2010 Temple Shooting Detained Under 112 Charge
BANGKOK — Immediately after Nattathida Meewangpla stepped out of the prison Monday night where she spent two years on suspicion of being accessory to a terror plot, she was taken into custody on a charge of royal defamation.
Trial of ‘Pai Dao Din’ for Facebook Share Opens in Khon Kaen
KHON KAEN — The trial of law school graduate Jatupat "Pai" Boonpattararaksa for sharing a biography deemed to defame King Rama X on Facebook began Thursday in a provincial court in the northeastern city of Khon Kaen.
Mushroom-Picking Couple’s Prison Term Reduced to 5 Years
KALASIN — A middle-aged couple appealing harsh punishment for picking mushrooms from a protected forest had their sentences reduced by 10 years by the Supreme Court on Tuesday
A Former Thai Police Chief Will Face Charges for Allegedly Helping a Red Bull...
JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, BANGKOK — Prosecutors in Thailand announced Tuesday they will indict a former national police chief on charges of impeding legal action against...
