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Crime, Courts, Calamity

Bad things happen to good people; good things happen to bad people.

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.

Where’s Yingluck? Reactions to Today’s Verdict Vanishing Act

BANGKOK — Friday morning’s much-anticipated verdict in the politically fraught trial of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was, according to the pundits, supposed to go one of three ways: exoneration, conviction with jail time or conviction with jail time suspended.

Court Orders Arrest of No-Show Yingluck

BANGKOK — Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra became a fugitive of the law Friday when she failed to appear to hear the verdict in...

Khaosod English #Yingluck Verdict Live Blog

The big day is here, and Khaosod English is at the Supreme Court for the verdict in former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's malfeasance trial....

What Would Jailing Yingluck Mean for Thai Politics?

BANGKOK — What does it means if the two-year trial of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ends Friday with a guilty verdict for her alleged dereliction of duty in overseeing a controversial rice-pledging program? What if she is locked up?
Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra waves to supporters as she arrives in 2017 to the Supreme Court to make her final statements in a trial on a charge of criminal negligence. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press

Fate of Former Premier Yingluck Due in Friday Verdict

For more information about the history of the case, read The Rice Program and Yingluck Trial Explained. BANGKOK — Friends and foes alike of former...

Migrant Workers Dog Meat BBQ Upsets Locals

SONGKHLA — Police said Thursday that no charges have been filed against four construction workers found gutting and grilling a dog over a campfire in the southern province of Songkhla.

Defamation Case Against BBC Reporter in Thailand Withdrawn

BANGKOK — A Thai lawyer has withdrawn a criminal defamation case against a British BBC journalist involving a report on foreigners being defrauded of property, the BBC says.

Libel, Computer Crime Trial of BBC Reporter Begins

BANGKOK — The trial has begun in Thailand of a British BBC correspondent charged with criminal defamation and computer crime over a report on alleged fraud.

Man Admits to Rape; Denies Killing Student in Motel

SAMUT SAKHON — A man who admitted to the rape of a woman whose body was found early Wednesday morning in a motel denied killing her, police said.

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