Dhammakaya Asks Court to Cancel Search Warrant as Tensions Mount
PATHUM THANI — As police gathered around the Dhammakaya Temple headquarters in Pathum Thani on Tuesday to execute a search warrant, the temple filed a motion for judicial relief.
Civil Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against ‘Korea King’ Pan
The Korea King Pan case was concluded when the court found no evidence of exaggerated or harmful advertising.
The Civil Court at Ratchadaphisek Road on...
Bahraini Football Player Moved to Jail Before Extradition Hearing (Video)
BANGKOK — A Bahraini football player and political refugee has been placed in prison after the Criminal Court extended his detention another two months...
‘Jack Ma of Thailand’ Is Sentenced to Over 1,000 Years for Fraud
Prasit Jeawkok, a billionaire businessman who called himself the ‘Jack Ma of Thailand,' was sentenced to prison by the court for fraud. He had...
‘Hopeful but Not Optimistic,’ Longtime Rights Defender Leaves Thailand
BANGKOK — Thaksin Shinawatra and Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha are divisive figures perched on opposite edges of a deeply divided country. If Thaksin is good, then Prayuth is anathema, and vice versa. The difference depends on individuals’ political inclinations. Not quite for Sam Zarifi, outgoing regional director for Asia and Oceania of the International Commission of Jurists, or ICJ.
Singer ‘Tom Dundee’ Acquitted of Royal Defamation
BANGKOK — A court on Friday has acquitted a prominent singer of the charge of royal defamation, the second time this week a case of such a serious offense has been dropped against an activist.
Russian ‘Sex Guru,’ Followers Blame US for Continued Detention
PATTAYA — A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday of violating labor laws in Thailand but still face other charges that could land them in prison for more than 10 years.
The Good, Bad & Ugly of the Computer Crime Act, in Detail
After the Computer Crime Act was passed Dec. 16 by unanimous vote despite a last-minute petition of more than 300,000 opposing the law and much-hated Single Gateway program, all eyes are now on the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, or DE Ministry, to see how it exercises its new great powers.
9 Years Later, ‘Praewa’ Delivers Compensation to Car Crash Victims
BANGKOK — After nine years in court, representatives of a wealthy teen convicted of killing nine people in a car crash in 2010 have...
Thai Female Doctor Kicked by “David” Suffers From PTSD
PHUKET - A month after the incident in which Doctor Tharndao Jandam, also known as Dr. Pai, was kicked by Mr. Urs Beat Fehr,...
