HUA HIN — An Irish man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the Hua Hin Provincial Court after posing as a deceased person and using a fake passport to enter and exit Thailand 28 times, culminating a decade-long international manhunt. Sri Lankan Arrested at Phuket Airport Using Fake Passport Paul Noel Casey, […]
BANGKOK — Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been approved for parole without the requirement to wear an electronic monitoring device, with his release scheduled for May 11 following a meeting of a Ministry of Justice parole committee that reviewed more than 500 eligible inmates nationwide. Thaksin Shinawatra Set to Walk Free on Parole in […]
SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand — A Thai lower court has sentenced prominent student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal to a six-month prison term, suspended for one year, for refusing to participate in the national military conscription process. The landmark ruling marks the first time a Thai citizen has formally cited conscientious objection as the basis for boycotting the […]