Thai Law: Case Closed on Airbnb. Here’s Why it Won’t Matter.
The law is now clear: Airbnb is illegal. Read why that is unlikely to halt its growth.
Cops Want to Arrest Fugitive Abbot; Monks Say No; Cops Meekly Obey
BANGKOK — A high-profile police operation to arrest an influential monk implicated in a massive embezzlement scheme came to a farcical end Thursday when...
Court to Weigh Gold Mine’s Defamation Case Against Thai PBS
Top: An episode of Thai PBS program ‘Citizen Reporters’ which aired Sept. 1, 2015, drew a defamation complaint against the broadcaster and its reporter...
A Mae Manee Ponzi Scheme Couple Is Sentenced to 12,640 Years
On 10 May, in Room 802 of the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road, the judge delivered the verdict in the Mae Manee Ponzi scheme...
Supporters Mostly Relieved as Yingluck Flees Thailand
BANGKOK — Supporters of fugitive former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday flooded Facebook with messages of sympathy and relief after learning that their idol had fled the kingdom.
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
After Taiwan Stop, Fugitive Red Bull Heir’s Path a Mystery
BANGKOK — With the clock about to run out on a hit-and-run charge, the whereabouts of an heir to the Red Bull energy-drink empire...
Key Witnesses No-Show at Hearing for Teacher’s Retrial
NAKHON PHANOM — Key witnesses failed to appear in court Monday at a hearing for a woman seeking to overturn her conviction for a crime she says she didn’t commit.
Pheu Thai Politico Gets 99 Years in Jail For Bribery
BANGKOK — The top court on Thursday sentenced former Pheu Thai MP Watana Muangsook to 99 years in prison for demanding bribes in a housing development project.
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.
