The violence in
April-May 2010, which saw the Redshirts protesters occupying parts of Bangkok and the subsequent
military operations to dislodge them, has claimed over 90 lives.

Most of the deaths were
civilians including the protesters, foreign journalists, volunteer medics, and rescue workers, while
some soldiers were also killed.

Although the military has repeatedly denied any involvement,
court inquests have so far linked the military to several deaths in 2010, such as the 6 individuals
who were shot dead inside a safe zone temple and the Italian photojournalist Fabio
Polenghi.

Now, another 28 deaths might be confirmed as result of the military operation, as
the DSI has already forwarded the cases to the Bangkok Metropolitan Police for a more thorough
investigation, according to a senior official.

The move reportedly follows an internal
investigation by the DSI which have found evidence that the military had shot these victims to
death.

Once the additional investigation by the Metropolitan Police is completed – estimated
to be within next week – the prosecutors would bring the cases to the court for the inquests about
the circumstances of the 28 deaths, the official said.

Of the 28 cases, 11 deaths occurred
around Ratchadumnern Avenue when the military attempted to disperse the protesters? encampment there
on 10 April 2010.

The rest of the deaths took place during the clashes between the Redshirts
and the military as the security forces were besieging the Redshirts? camp sites in central Bangkok
in May 2010; 8 were killed around Rama IV Road and another 9 were killed in the vicinity of
Ratchaprarop Road.

Meanwhile, a witness testified to the Criminal Court during an inquest on
a Redshirt killed on 14 May 2010 that he was shot dead by soldiers in Lumpini Park.

Mr.
Nattapol Tongkul told the court he was serving as a security guard for the Redshirts, and he was
standing with the victim, Mr. Prachuab Silapan, when they heard series of gunshots from the
direction of the Japanese Embassy.

Mr. Nattapol said he shouted at Mr. Prachuab to run away, but he was shot dead by the
soldiers as he attempted to flee. The witness insisted he saw no ?Blackshirt? militant in the area,
and said neither he nor Mr. Prachuab was armed at the time.

When the police arrived, a large crowd of locals and tourists were
watching the bizarre event unfold at a 7-11 store opposite Bangkok Bank on Pra Tamnak Road. The
officers took 10 minutes convincing the foreign man to let go of the woman he was
holding.

The hostage taker eventually released her and the police immediately arrested the
man. However, he was in a confused state as though he was on drugs; all he could tell the police was
that he is an American citizen named Kenwell. The police then took Mr. Kenwell to a police station
for further interrogation.

The woman told our correspondent she worked as a cashier at a bar
in Pattaya′s Walking Street. Earlier that night, she said, she was returning home from work when
suddenly the naked Mr. Kenwell ran maddeningly toward her and dragged her into the 7-11
store.

When she resisted, the American punched her face, breaking a tooth. But she managed to
scream for help until someone alerted the police.

Ms. Yanee Detchkhuntod, 31,
was found dead inside her house hanging herself with an electrical cord. Next to her body, police
found a letter addressed to her husband, expressing how much she loved him.

Police then
interrogated Ms. Yanee′s husband, Mr. Boonyard Bamroongkul, 50, who said that he went out for
a party with his friend and did not allow his wife to go along.

He believes that his wife
drank alone in grief, then committed suicide.

According to a shop assistant, the Russian
tourist, presumed to be between 35-40 years old, went inside the middle-size convenience store late
at night. The man, according to the witness, seemed confused and pretended to search for items on
the shelf.

The man waited until crowds left the store, before exposing himself in front of
the assistants.

A passer-by chased the man away, before police arrested him as he was
loitering in his neighbourhood.

Mr. Panom became famous after he starred in the action-comedy films Ong Bak
and Tom Yum Goong, which were produced by Sahamongkol. The actor also was reported that
he would also star in a sequel to the international hit Fast and Furious series.

Mr.
Somsak, known to the Thais as Siah Jiang, was speaking in a press conference alongside
Pratchya Pinkaew and Panna Rittikrai, directors of the movie ?Tom Yum Goong 2?, in which Mr. Panom
reprised his role.

According to the tycoon, Mr. Panom told him he would be featured in an
advertisement and did not inform him anything about a movie. A few days later, Mr. Somsak said, he
received a letter from Mr. Panom′s lawyer saying that the contract the actor has signed with
Sahamongkol is now terminated.

Mr. Somsak insisted that is not the case, as Tony Jaa has
recently signed a new 10-year contract with the company. He said he had submitted a notice to the
production company of Fast and Furious 7 that Sahamongkol would proceed with a lawsuit if the
upcoming film features Mr. Panom without consent.

If he [Mr. Panom] wants to star in a
foreign film, he must have our permission first Mr. Somsak said.

According to the plan, Klong Prem Central Prison would become a hub for
the planned monorail train routes linking Khae Rai district with Lam Salee. The lines will be laid
along Ngarmwongwan Road to Kaset Nawamin Road at the length of 21.9 kilometre.

The project
is expected to cost 45 billion baht, Prachachart has reported.

As for the hub, it would
include commercial assets such retail shops, a community mall, hotels, and serviced apartments, Mr.
Kittirat said. Klong Prem Prison is sitting on an area of 5 million square metres.

The
Finance Minister, who also serves as Deputy Prime Minister, expects to rezone the areas. The
vicinity around Ngarmwongwan Road will become residential zone instead of the current governmental
offices district.

Governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA), Mr. Yongsit Rojsrikul,
said that he wishes to create a  Transit Oriented Development, to develop the area at the train
stations to increase profit for MRTA.

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.