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Prasittichai Khaokaew is escorted by police commandos to a police station in Lopburi on Jan. 22, 2020.

Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty for Lopburi Robber

BANGKOK — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for a school director convicted of murdering three people in a gold store robbery in 2020.

Supreme Court Chews on Jack Daniel’s Dog Toy Dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — A dispute between Jack Daniel's and the makers of a squeaking dog toy that mimics the whiskey's signature bottle gave the Supreme Court...

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Trial Over Utah Ski Collision Begins

PARK CITY, Utah (SAM METZ Associated Press) — Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a...

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.
Watana Muangsook speaks to reporters after the verdict on Sept. 24, 2020.

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.
Premchai Karnasuta at the Court of Appeals on Aug. 11, 2020.

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...
Nattawut Saikua after their trial concluded on June 26, 2020.

Redshirts Jailed for Protest at King’s Advisor House

BANGKOK — The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the prison sentences of five Redshirt leaders for their 2007 protest at the residence of the late chief advisor to the previous king.
Screenshot of the @ssj_2475 Twitter account.

Royal Defamation Trial For Twitter User Postponed

BANGKOK — The trial for a 20-year-old man accused of insulting the monarchy was postponed on Thursday, his attorney said.
Gerald Margolis, center left, branch manager of Philip Morris in Thailand, talks to reporters at Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. The court has 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, and ordered the company to pay a fine of 1.2 billion baht ($39.7 million). Photo: AP

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).
In this April 11, 2009, file photo, anti-government leader Arisman Pongruangrong is cheered as he and others march through the 14th ASEAN Convention Center in Pattaya, Thailand. Thailand's Supreme Court has affirmed the prison sentences of 12 members of the "Red Shirt" political movement on charges related to rioting that disrupted an important regional conference in 2009. Photo: David Longstreath / AP

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...

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