Prominent Thai journalist died from cyanide poisoning
POLICE said today (Dec. 5) that the death of renowned TV Channel 8 reporter on Nov. 30 was due to cyanide poisoning after he had returned from work and had drinks with some friends, Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. on Nov. 30 Pol. Lt. Angkarn Sriyotha, deputy investigating officer at Bang Kruai police […]
Read MoreRussian journalist kidnapped by countrymen, paid big ransom
A RUSSIAN journalist told Pattaya police that a gang of his countrymen kidnapped him from a hotel at this seaside city and only freed him after he and his wife paid 2.5-million-baht ransom, Amarin TV said this morning (June 27). At 9 a.m. yesterday a Russian man, later identified only as Mr. David, 28, […]
Read MoreA Cambodian reporter who investigated online scam centres has been arrested
By Grant Peck and Sopheng Cheang – AP and published by Yahoo!News Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodian freelance reporter Mech Dara, noted for investigative reporting in a country with limited press freedom, was arrested yesterday (Sep. 30), a leading local human rights organisation and a journalists association said. Known especially for investigating online scam […]
Read MoreJournalist, photographer bailed out
A JOURNALIST and a freelance photographer who were arrested yesterday (Feb. 12) on charges of supporting the spraying of an anti-Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or lese majeste law, message on the outside wall of the Temple of Emerald Buddha last year have been bailed out at 35,000 baht each, Matichon newspaper said […]
Read MoreJournalist, photographer remanded in custody
A JOURNALIST and a freelance photographer who were arrested yesterday (Feb. 12) on charges of supporting the spraying of an anti-Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or lese majeste law, message on the outside wall of the Temple of Emerald Buddha last year were ordered remanded in custody by the Criminal Court as had […]
Read MoreYe Mon’s nightmare: ‘I reported on the military’s abuses, and then I became a victim’
By Ye Mon, Frontier Myanmar IN A RARE first-hand account, Frontier Myanmar journalist Ye Mon recounts being beaten and sexually abused by regime soldiers in December 2021 after being detained at Yangon International Airport. I couldn’t see the soldiers through my blindfold, but their words were terrifying enough. “If they refused to answer our […]
Read MoreMan who admitted to role in beheading journalist to walk free
A journalist had his head cut off in a graphic video that sent shockwaves worldwide. A letter detailing what happened is now worthless. Daniel Pearl’s life ended in the most violent way at the hands of terrorists who filmed the journalist’s beheading and sent a video to the US consulate in Pakistan. The Wall Street […]
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