The woman gave the accused′s name as Mr. Nong. According to the victim, Mr.
Nong is a friend of her husband and a regular guest to her house.

 Before the incident,
she said, she had complained to him that she was lonely and financially struggling because her
husband is in jail.

Later that night, Mr. Nong visited, saying that he had something to tell
her, the woman said. Mr. Nong then reportedly punched her in the stomach and started raping
her.

Mr. Nong reportedly left a used condom and 500 baht on her bed before he fled the
scene.

The van was running on the Bangkok – Prachuab Kiri Khan van route.

First aid
was provided by rescue team to Ms. Kanchana Wongchan, 23, Ms. Pakklong Sakullim, 57, Ms. Bang-Orn
Ngarmburi, and Mr. Samroung Gleebgluea, 44. Rescue workers and some civilians transported the
injured to Cha-am Hospital

Mr. Anulom Detchpanyanarong, 40, the minivan driver, confessed
that he fell asleep while driving, causing the car to slide off the road.

Police will
further investigate the accident, and took Mr. Anulom under custody, after charging him with
reckless driving.

Mr. Yongyut Tongkongtoon, international affairs managing director of GTH, which
produced the series, said his company has received several offers from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia,
Vietnam and even China to re-produce or broadcast the series.

Some of them offer to novelise
the series, and some of them offer to broadcast it said Mr. Yongyut, Vietnam is likely to be the
first country to see the series, as soon as we finish making the subtitles for the
film.

According to the GTH manager, the company had never been offered a contract to release
the series abroad. This means the company must then take extra caution to make sure that the story
is told accurately in other languages, Mr. Yongyut said.

As of the moment, there is no
official subtitles to the series, although Youtube versions of the series are accompanied by an
unofficial subtitles which do not strictly follow the dialogues.

We are in the preparation
process. said the international affairs managerm Hormone story line touches on many sensitive
issues, and we would like to make sure that the subtitles do not distort the story.

Mr.
Yongyut also added that We want it to come out as perfect as we can, as it is the story about Thai
youngsters.

?Hormones? centres on a group of students and features many teenage issues,
including scenes like smoking in classrooms or having sex.

Such frank portrayal is a sharp
contrast to mostly conservative tradition in the mainstream media, and it has attracted the
attention of the national media censor board, which mulled an action against the show but never
materialised.

Mr. Matrouk Al-Ruwaili, 59, attended the trial at the Criminal Court on
Ratchapisek Road, Bangkok, alongside Mr. Ateeq Al-Ruwaili, the brother of the missing businessman.

Also present in the courtroom were around 20 officials from the Saudi authorities, and the 5
defendants who arrived with their lawyer.

Mr. Matrouk, who is also a brother-in-law of Mr. Mohammad, was
later cross-examined about the characters, lifestyle, and businesses of Mr. Mohammad in order to
establish possible motives of his disappearance.

Much of the trial then turned to the
question about whether Mr. Mohammad ever wore a gold ring. Previously, reports have suggested that a
gold ring worn by Mr. Mohammad has been uncovered. If its authenticity was proven, the ring would
serve as an important evidence in the case.

However, the defendants have disputed that it is
impossible that the missing businessman would have owned such ring because Islamic practice forbid
Muslim men from wearing gold jewellery.

Showing the ring to Mr. Matrouk, the prosecution
lawyer asked him whether he has seen such item. He replied that he has seen it because the Saudi
Embassy has shown it to him before, but he was not certain whether it indeed belonged to Mr.
Mohammad.

Mr. Matrouk added that the prohibition described by the Islamic faith
(haram) does not include wearing of gold rings for men, nor does it forbid having a gold ring
in possession.

Speaking to our correspondent after the trial concluded, Mr. Matrouk said the
focus on the gold ring is unnecessary because he already said he did not know whether it belonged
to Mr. Mohammad.

Why is everyone so keen on it? Mr. Matrouk said.

Meanwhile, Ateeq
– the brother of Mr. Mohammad – expressed his bemusement at the debate over the ring, as it is
incredible for anyone to expect that he would know everything his brother.

We lived a long
distance from each other. We didn?t live together, and I didn?t see him 24 hours a day. I didn?t
know what he had or what he wore Mr. Ateeq said emphatically.

Ms. Hayner was speaking in Bangkok at the government-sponsored event aimed
at finding solutions to the long-running political conflicts that have polarised Thailand. Also
speaking at the event was former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

She said both political
factions in Thailand should prioritise the negotiation process, and make sure that everyone on the
stake agrees on the same context and understanding of reconciliation.

In Ms. Hayner’s
opinion, reconciliation is discussed when a country wants to forget about the past and seeks to move
quickly away from the tragedies. However, she noted, such process is usually rejected by the
victims.

She mentioned the discussions of the current Amnesty Bill backed by the government
which promises to lift responsibility for political violence during the military crackdown in 2010
for everyone except the leaders of the protests and the authorities at the time.

Relatives of
those who were arrested argued that the bill should be processed quickly to dissolve the conviction
of their loved ones, but on the other hand, some questions were raised by families of the victims
killed in 2010 whether the bill would hold the military responsible for their atrocities.

Although Thailand can learn from the experiences of reconciliation elsewhere, Ms. Hayner
said, there is no absolute international norm for the process, and it is ultimately up to the Thais
to devise their own reconciliation with a local context.

Ms. Hayner also voiced her concern
that the current Amnesty Bill tabled by Pheu Thai Party is still oo vague, as it does not specify
which crimes or actions were covered by the bill.

She stressed that the reconciliation
process cannot be rushed. Meanwhile, the negotiation partners must treat and be treated with trust,
so that both parties can openly discuss about their common interests.

However, he did not
specifically place the blame on neither the Syrian government or the rebels.

Mr. Supphachai ?A? Srivijit, has sued Ms. ?Mai? Davika Horne for
11.5 million baht of damages, alleging that the well-known actress broke a managing contract with
him.

The news followed a long-running feud between the pair that played out on the social
network site Instagram.

Previously, Ms. Davika had protested that the scarves she had
designed had been made into counterfeit goods on the market. As though in a bid to snuff her, Mr.
Supphachai announced he had bought 100 of the counterfeit scarves from a dealer. He later explained
he wanted to donate the scarves to the poor children.

According to Mr. Supphachai, however,
Ms. Davika was bound to pay him 11.5 million baht and 7.5% interests for the contract she broke.

The contract, which was signed before the actress became a superstar for the Thais, detailed
that the actress must pay hefty fees to Mr. Supphachai, as he was the one seeking out jobs for
her.

The star was propelled to fame after she played ‘Nak’ in the ghost comedy film “Pee Mak
Pra Khanong”. The movie became a regional hit, receiving positive feedback from many countries, such
as Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia.

In Thailand alone, the film has earned over 100
million baht – a remarkable feat for Thai movies.

Ms. Davika appeared before court with her
appointed lawyer, but Mr. Supphachai did not show up for the negotiation.

The Thai-Belgian
superstar said that it is quite disappointing that Mr. Supphachai could not be present at the court
as she wished to end the dispute as soon as possible.

Asked about the previous conflicts she
had with Mr. Supphachai about the counterfeit items, I don?t know why he had to contend with this
said Ms. Davika, I personally drew every line in every work, because I did it with my
heart.

However, she added, But I think it is not something I should bother myself with,
because it would not affect my life in a better or worse way anyhow.

The Hong Kong-based group, which operates under the Asian Human Rights Commission,
also denounced the fact that those accused by lese majeste are often denied bail or basic legal
rights to fight their cases fairly, even though many individuals suspected of committing violent
crimes manage to secure a release on bail.

It cited the case of Mr. Amphon Tangnoppakul,
a.k.a. Uncle SMS, who was convicted of sending offensive sms texts and sentenced to 20 years in
jail. Mr. Amphon later died in prison after his health deteriorated.

The case of Mr. Somyot
Prueksakasemsuk, a former magazine editor who was found guilty of lese majeste contents in articles
that he claimed he did not write, was also mentioned.

The ALRC concludes its statement by
calling on the Thai government to revoke the lese majeste law and the computer crime law which
similarly criminalised the discussion about sensitive topics such as the monarchy.

The
statement surfaced shortly after the Criminal Court agreed to grant a bail release to a vendor who
was charged with lese majeste in 2006 for selling 2 book titles deemed offensive to the monarchy.
His next trial is scheduled to take place on 7 October, reports Prachatai.

The 2 book titles are the
Devil′s Discus, an English language book printed in 1964 and unofficially translated into
Thai a decade later, and an issue of (Thai language) Samesky magazine which deals on
political aspects of the monarchy.

The Devil′s Discus offers an account about the
death of King Rama VIII, claiming that he killed himself with a handgun because the Royal Family
barred him from marrying the woman with whom he was rumoured to have romantic relationship.

On 29 August, police responded to a complaint about individual
causing public nuisance at a petrol station in Petchakasem Soi 50, Phasi Charoen Area. Once they
arrived, they discovered Ms. Rojjana Phetkanha walking aimlessly on the street.

She acted
calmly and did not cause any trouble at the time the police arrived according to police records. The
police then warned Ms. Rojjana to behave.

On the next day, police was reported about the
matter again, and they arrived at the scene to find Ms. Rojjana, still in the same outfit, wandering
about, looking bemused.

According to police, Ms. Rojjana kept switching from liquid inhaler
and cigarettes when she talked to the police. She was also disoriented and sometimes forgot about
her story.

Ms. Rojjana told police that she currently lived with her family in Ubon
Ratchathani province, but ran away to Bangkok after some heated arguments sparked a few days ago.
The police then took her to hospital where she is receiving treatment for her mental
disorder.

The news is viewed as an astonishing fall from grace for a person that had been a
household name for millions of Thais. A farmer′s daughter in the impoverished region of northeastern
Thailand, Ms. Rojjana rose to fame after she won the ?Elite Supermodel of Thailand? contest in 1994.

Today, Ms. Paveena Hongsakul, Minister of Social Development and Human
Security (SDHS), visited the former model in Chaopraya Hospital.