Asking for Justice, Yingluck Tells Court She is Victim of ‘Political Game’
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.
Disappeared Activist and Wife Sentenced to Prison
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.
Banned Film ‘Shakespeare Must Die’ to Get Decision, 5 Years On
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.
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.
Yingluck Attorney Says Asset Seizure Should Wait as PM Threatens Supporters
BANGKOK — A lawyer for former premier Yingluck Shinawatra said Monday authorities should delay their attempt to seize her bank account assets as compensation...
Former Jet-Setting Monk Stripped of Robe Upon Arrival in Thailand
BANGKOK — When a fugitive former monk landed in Thailand on Wednesday night, the first thing authorities did was order him to remove his...
Jenphop Granted Bail After Being Sentenced for Killing 2 Grad Students
AYUTTHAYA — The court on Wednesday granted businessman Jenphop Viraporn bail for a car crash that killed two grad students a year ago after earlier sentencing him to two and a half years in prison.
Army General, Police, Ringleaders Found Guilty in Rohingya Death Camp Trial
BANGKOK — The Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted Wednesday the ringleader and dozens of other defendants linked to a mass human trafficking ring behind a Rohingya death camp raided in 2015.
Jenphop Jailed for Crash That Killed 2 Grad Students
AYUTTHAYA — The court on Wednesday convicted businessman Jenphop Viraporn for a car crash that killed two grad students a year ago.
DSI Says Disgraced ‘Jet-Setting Monk’ to be Extradited
BANGKOK — A fugitive former monk will be extradited back to Thailand on Wednesday if he doesn’t file an appeal in the United States, Thai authorities said Sunday.
