Courts

BANGKOK — A film banned five years ago for touching a third-rail of taboo topics will remain that way, a Bangkok court ruled Friday.

BANGKOK — Thailand’s special investigations agency said Sunday it has ordered a disciplinary probe into four staff members after a court ruled that a...

BANGKOK — A day after hundreds gathered to support former premier Yingluck Shinawatra’s closing statement in her malfeasance trial, the deputy chief responsible for the most serious police cases launched a crackdown against the people who drove them there.

BANGKOK — Prosecutor said Thursday they dismissed money laundering charges filed against a famous television actress.

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.

BANGKOK — The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat of malfeasance, clearing him of allegations he overstepped his power by ordering a 2008 crackdown on anti-government protesters.

BANGKOK — Two former Thai prime ministers arrived in court in Bangkok on Tuesday to hear verdicts in their trial arising from the quelling of an anti-government protest in 2008.

BANGKOK — Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told the Supreme Court that she is the victim of an “intricate political game” and asked the judges for justice in her closing statements Tuesday.

CHAIYAPHUM — A land-rights activist believed to have been forcibly disappeared over a year ago and the wife who has campaigned to learn what happened to him were both sentenced by the Supreme Court on Thursday to six months in jail.

BANGKOK — Five years after it was banned by the government, the fate of a Thai adaptation of a Shakespeare play will be decided by a court next month, according to the film’s producer.