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Gov’t MP Can’t be Arrested Because Warrant Hasn’t Arrived

BANGKOK — A pro-government lawmaker was allowed to continue working at the Parliament on Monday despite a court order to have him arrested nearly a week ago.
Forest officials put up sign announcing the confiscation of a 46-rai (7.36 hectare) portion of the farm on Nov. 5, 2019.

Parina Given Deadline To Hand Over Poultry Farm

BANGKOK — Land officials on Friday said they will give a deadline for a coalition politician to hand over her poultry farm after it was found to encroach on public lands reserved for impoverished farmers.
A file photo of Waipoj Apornrat.

Court Approves Warrant to Arrest Gov’t MP for Disrupting 2009 ASEAN Summit

BANGKOK — An appeal court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a coalition politician who was convicted for leading a riot that disrupted the ASEAN Summit in Pattaya nearly a decade ago.
A file photo of Porlajee “Billy” Ray Chongcharoen’s family.

DSI Say Some Bones at Nat’l Park Don’t Match Missing Activist

BANGKOK — The Department of Special Investigation said Sunday that some of the bone fragments found at a national Park may not belong to the missing Karen community rights activist as it had claimed earlier.

Court Charges Missing Activist’s Family 450,000 Baht in Bail

BANGKOK — Family of an anti-monarchy activist who’s presumed to have been dead for months said they still have to pay a large sum of bond money to the court.

Police Order Bangkok Climate Protest to Disperse

BANGKOK — A protest to raise awareness about climate change was forced to cancel by the police Friday just minutes after it began at a park.

Gov’t Accused of ‘Double Standard’ in MP Encroachment Inquiry

BANGKOK — An activist on Thursday said the authorities are applying a double standard in the investigation against a coalition MP, who stands accused of building a poultry farm on protected forest area.

Phalang Pracharath’s Parina Denies Land Encroachment

BANGKOK — An outspoken coalition MP on Tuesday denied the allegation that parts of her poultry farm illegally occupied a protected area.

Officials Say Gov’t MP Poultry Farm Encroaches on Public Land

BANGKOK — Forest officials on Monday said they confiscated a chicken farm owned by a coalition politician for intruding on public lands.

Thaksin’s Son Acquitted of Money Laundering

BANGKOK — A court on Monday found the son of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra not guilty of money laundering charges, sparing him from jail term.

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