THE CRIMINAL Court on Ratchadapisek road granted bail to Ms. Tantawan Tuatulanon, or Tawan, former leader of Thalu Wang activist group, after sentencing her to two years in jail, without suspension, for violating the lese majeste law, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, Section 14 of the Computer Crimes Act, resisting arrest, and
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Cambodia frees Thai man arrested while foraging in border forest
A THAI man who was arrested for illegally entering Cambodia after being caught foraging in a border forest was handed over to Thailand this morning (May 15), Naewna newspaper said. This is a positive sign of cooperation between the two neighbouring countries and helps reduce tension along the border to some extent. The release
Read moreThaksin greets crowds of Red Shirts upon being released on parole
FORMER prime minister/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra stepped out of Klong Prem Central Prison at 7.50 a.m. this morning (May 11) after being granted parole and was welcomed by his family, this camp’s leaders and big crowds of Red Shirts who had travelled here from various provinces, Naewna newspaper said. At 8
Read moreThailand releases 18 Cambodian PoWs
THAILAND released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (PoWs) at 10 a.m. today (Dec. 31) as the 72-hour ceasefire signed last Saturday passed without major mishap, Naewna newspaper said. They have been held since the first round of fighting last July and were set free at Ban Phak Krad permanent border checkpoint, Pong Nam Ron
Read more5 ex-Red Shirt leaders bailed out in 2010 protest case
FIVE former leaders of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), commonly called Red Shirts, were released on bail after the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek road sentenced them along with their associates, totaling 13 defendants, to jail on charges of attempting to oust the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva and storming the home of
Read moreMyanmar releases 4 Thai fishermen, 3 Filipinos
MYANMAR’S State Planning and Administration Council sent a letter to the border authorities of Dawei district late last night (March 27) notifying that the sentences of four Thai fishermen and three Filipinos have been reduced and waived and they are now to be deported, Thai Rath newspaper said early this morning. The four Thai
Read more7,000 scam hub victims being sent to Thailand from Myanmar
AS MANY AS 7,000 victims of call centre gangs holed up along the Thai-Myanmar border are being released and sent across to Thailand on top of 261 who did so today (Feb. 12), Amarin TV said, Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumthan Wechayachai said he got word of 261 scam operation victims coming across at
Read more8 women among 61 scam centre victims released as minister visits Mae Sot
AMONG the 61 victims from seven countries lured to work at the scam hub in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot town, released today (Feb. 6) are eight women, Naewna newspaper said, Rachamanu Task Force revealed that the 61 victims who had been working at the notorious Shwe Kokko scam centre in Myawaddy
Read moreCaptured fishermen not among 151 Thais released on Myanmar Independence Day
By Naewna and AP – published by Yahoo!News ALTHOUGH Myanmar released 151 Thais today (Jan. 4) in marking its 77th anniversary of independence from Britain the four Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar navy in an attack on Thai trawlers on Nov. 30 and now sentenced to four to six years in jail were not
Read moreEx-commerce minister Boonsong released on parole after 7 years in jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER COMMERCE MINISTER-turned-convict Boonsong Teriyabhirom was released on parole today (Dec. 2) after he had served seven years in jail in relation to a graft-riddled rice subsidy scheme run by a previous Pheu Thai government. Boonsong who was today released from a prison hospital in Bangkok and heading for his
Read moreTelegram’s Durov charged in France, banned from leaving country
By AFP and published by CNA Paris – France on Wednesday (Aug. 28) charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations related to the messaging app and banned him from leaving the country while allowing the billionaire to walk free after four days under arrest. Durov, 39, was
Read moreBail approved for hunger-striking activist
THE Criminal Court approved bail for a hunger-striking activist who had been arrested together her colleague on charges of violating Section 116 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act B.E. 2550 (2007) for honking their car horn at a royal motorcade on Feb. 4, Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers said last evening
Read moreForeign Minister welcomes two more Thais released by Hamas
By Naewna newspaper and Reuters – published by CNA FOREIGN Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara before dawn today (Nov. 29) in Thailand and at 11 p.m. in Israel posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, that two more Thai hostages had been released by Hamas, Naewna newspaper said. He was at the hospital where the two
Read more10 Thais released by Hamas, another 20 likely still detained
THE Thai embassy in Tel Aviv confirmed this morning (Nov. 25) that Hamas has released 10 Thai hostages and not 12 as originally reported with all of them undergoing a checkup at Shamir Medical Centre Hospital, Matichon newspaper said. The names of the 10 released hostages are as follows: 1) Ms. Natthawaree Munkan; 2)
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
Read moreUpdate: Construction tycoon-turned-black-panther hunter released on parole
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PREMCHAI KARNASUTA, former president of the country’s largest construction firm, Italian-Thai Development Plc., who has been put behind bars for convicted involvement in the slaying of a black panther in a wildlife sanctuary was today (Oct.17) released on parole. The construction tycoon was released on parole from Thong Papum district
Read moreSerpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj leaves Nepali jail
By AFP and published by CNA Kathmandu, Nepal – French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on Friday (Dec. 23) after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali jail. Sobhraj, 78, whose life was chronicled in the successful series The Serpent, was
Read moreThai doctor kidnapped in Mali safely back home
A THAI doctor who was kidnapped in Mali and chained by his captors for over 25 days returned home today (Oct. 25) and burst into tears upon meeting his family at Suvarnabhumi airport, Amarin TV said. Dr. Nopparat Ratanawara, or Doctor Song, a well-known surgeon, was released after payment of over 100 million CFA franc
Read moreLawyer Anon released on bail for three months
THE SOUTHERN Bangkok Criminal Court today (Feb. 28) allowed human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa to be bailed out in two cases with one being under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, and the other for violating the emergency decree in the holding of protest in Ratchaprasong intersection,
Read morePenguin, Ammy granted bail, Mike still detained
THE CRIMINAL Court allowed protest leaders Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, and Mr. Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan, a popular singer who goes by the professional name of Ammy the Bottom Blues, to be released on bail this evening (May 11), Sanook.com said. The Lawyers for Human Rights Centre tweeted at 6.30 p.m. that the Criminal Court issued
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