PROMINENT activist lawyer Anon Nampha who has been sentenced to four years in jail and fined 20,000 baht for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, and the Emergency Decree over a demonstration in 2020 has been refused bail for the third time, Matichon newspaper said. The Lawyers
Day: November 3, 2023
17 Indian star tortoises seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A THAI woman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2 a.m. yesterday (Nov. 2) while trying to smuggle 17 Indian star tortoises to Taiwan, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Phakphong Phathong, a forestry expert and head of the wildlife checkpoint at this airport, became suspicious after an X-ray of a
Read moreMP hit with sexual harassment allegations apologises, not quitting
MOVE FORWARD MP Chaiyamparvaan Manpianjit who is facing allegations of sexual harassment apologised to the public today (Nov. 3) but refused to resign from the party while trying to debunk the charges levelled against him, Naewna newspaper said. Chaiyamparvaan, nicknamed Pu-ad and representing Bangkok, said he accepted the party’s resolution whereby 106 of 128
Read more20 Thai hostages are safe: Malaysian PM
THAI Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today (Nov. 3) that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had called to inform that 20 out of 23 Thais held hostage by Hamas fighters are safe while a search is underway for two to three other captives, TV Channel 7 said. Srettha said Anwar had told him that
Read moreNew Beatles single Now and Then released with backup from AI
By AFP and published by CNA A NEW BEATLES song produced with a little help from artificial intelligence and including the vocals of John Lennon was released on Thursday (Nov 2) – to lukewarm reviews. The song comes more than four decades after it was originally recorded as a demo, but despite the hype
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