Japanese prosecutors drop drug charges against Thai courier
Updated at 2.55 p.m. A THAI woman who worked as a courier carrying parcels to Japan and was arrested on July 12 after crystal methamphetamine was found hidden in coffee sachets packed in her baggage is being deported to Thailand after Japanese prosecutors dropped charges against her, Amarin TV said today (July 31). Ms. […]
Read MoreGovt scraps Land Bridge megaproject after finding it unprofitable
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said today (July 24) that the Land Bridge megaproject linking Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea is being dropped after three working groups had found it to be unprofitable, the investment redundant and having environmental impact, PPTVHD36 said. Ekniti, as chairperson of the Land Bridge project committee, […]
Read MoreFinal decision by prosecutors to drop lese majeste case against American academic
THE Office of Attorney General has announced a final decision to not prosecute Dr. Paul Chambers on charges of lese majeste, also known as Section 112 of the Criminal Code, and violating the Computer Crimes Act, because he was not the one who posted a message at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore’s website promoting […]
Read MoreProsecutors drop royal insult charges against American academic
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S state prosecutor said on Thursday (May 1) it will not prosecute an American academic who was arrested and charged last month with insulting the royal family, a crime that carries a penalty of up to 15 years in jail, and asked a court to free him. Paul […]
Read MoreCourt drops murder charges against officials over vanished activist
By AFP and published by CNA A THAI court today (Sep. 28) dropped murder charges against four national park officials over the disappearance of an environmental activist almost a decade ago, but jailed one on a lesser offence. It was the latest twist in a long-running legal saga after ethnic Karen leader Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, […]
Read MoreProsecutor who dropped charges against Red Bull heir resigns
AMID the furore over the withdrawal of the charges against Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya in a hit-and-run incident that led to a policeman’s death in 2012, the Deputy Attorney-General who signed this order resigned today (August 11), INN News reported. Mr. Net Naksuk is due to retire from management level service on September 30 […]
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