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Thailand Activist Musician Sentenced To 4 Years For Insulting Monarchy
A Thai court on Monday sentenced activist musician Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan to four years in jail for insulting the monarchy and violations of the computer crimes act, local media reported.
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Thailand Takes Decision to Ban Unlicenced Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Online Crime
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand released a public order that said that it was coordinating with the Thai government to block unauthorised providers of digital assets services.
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Promised "High Paying" Jobs In Thailand, 25 Indians Forced Into Cyber Fraud
The Mumbai police have arrested two persons after it emerged that over 25 Indians were lured with "high-paying" jobs in Thailand but taken to Laos, where they were forced to commit cyber fraud, an official said on Tuesday.
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'Most Wanted' UK Drug Lord, On The Run For 5 Years, Arrested In Thailand
A British crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after 5 years on the run, Thai police said Sunday. Richard Wakeling fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted to smuggle £8 million ($9.6 million) of liquid amphetamine into the country in 2016
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Clubhouse Emerges as Platform for Thai Dissidents, Government Issues Warning
Thailand warned users of Clubhouse not to break the law after the audio social media app emerged almost overnight as a platform for discussion of the monarchy, the latest example of the fast-growing app drawing the ire of governments in Asia.
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Thai Man Guns Down 6 Family Members, Including Kids At New Year Party
A Thai man who felt slighted by his in-laws shot dead six family members including his two young children at a New Year's Eve party before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday.
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UK Millionaire, Wife Found Buried In 6-Foot-Deep Graves At Thailand Villa
The bodies of a wealthy British retiree and his Thai wife were found buried on their own property Tuesday a week after an alleged contract killing ordered by the woman's brother, police said.
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Indian Arrested In Thailand For Allegedly Raping Minor Girl
A 28-year-old Indian man has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly raping a minor girl.
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Thailand Should Leave 'No Stone Unturned' After 62 Found Guilty Of Trafficking
More needs to be done to ensure that human traffickers are brought to justice and Rohingya migrants are protected, rights groups said on Thursday, after a trial in which 62 people were convicted of crimes including trafficking and murder.
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BBC Journalist Faces Five-Year Jail Term For Reporting Thailand Scam
A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a criminal defamation case against him over an investigation into fraud on a popular tourist island.
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Thailand Jails 9 Activists Charged With Sedition, Computer Crimes
Nine activists who posted comments critical of Thailand's ruling junta and a military-backed draft constitution on Facebook have been jailed, police said today, the latest opponents of the government penalised for airing dissent.
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Philip Morris Pleads Not Guilty To Huge Thai Tax Dodge
Tobacco giant Philip Morris on Monday pleaded not guilty to dodging hundreds of millions of dollars in import tax to Thailand, a crime carrying a massive fine of up to $2.27 billion.
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Sedition Charge for Thai Woman Alleging Army Graft on Facebook
A Thai woman appeared in military court today charged with sedition for allegedly sharing Facebook posts accusing the military of graft in building a multi-million dollar memorial to the monarchy.
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Thai Bomb Suspect Stage Re-Enactment at Crime Site
One of the suspects in Thailand's deadliest bombing at a temple here last month has confessed to playing a crucial role and re-enacted how he passed a bomb - laden backpack to a yellow-shirted man to plant it at the shrine, police said today.
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Thailand Court Jails 10 From 'Anti-Monarchy' Network
Bangkok's military court today sentenced 10 people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to five years in jail over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family under Thailand's controversial lese majeste law.
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Thailand Activist Musician Sentenced To 4 Years For Insulting Monarchy
A Thai court on Monday sentenced activist musician Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan to four years in jail for insulting the monarchy and violations of the computer crimes act, local media reported.
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Thailand Takes Decision to Ban Unlicenced Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Online Crime
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand released a public order that said that it was coordinating with the Thai government to block unauthorised providers of digital assets services.
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Promised "High Paying" Jobs In Thailand, 25 Indians Forced Into Cyber Fraud
The Mumbai police have arrested two persons after it emerged that over 25 Indians were lured with "high-paying" jobs in Thailand but taken to Laos, where they were forced to commit cyber fraud, an official said on Tuesday.
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'Most Wanted' UK Drug Lord, On The Run For 5 Years, Arrested In Thailand
A British crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after 5 years on the run, Thai police said Sunday. Richard Wakeling fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted to smuggle £8 million ($9.6 million) of liquid amphetamine into the country in 2016
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Clubhouse Emerges as Platform for Thai Dissidents, Government Issues Warning
Thailand warned users of Clubhouse not to break the law after the audio social media app emerged almost overnight as a platform for discussion of the monarchy, the latest example of the fast-growing app drawing the ire of governments in Asia.
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Thai Man Guns Down 6 Family Members, Including Kids At New Year Party
A Thai man who felt slighted by his in-laws shot dead six family members including his two young children at a New Year's Eve party before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday.
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UK Millionaire, Wife Found Buried In 6-Foot-Deep Graves At Thailand Villa
The bodies of a wealthy British retiree and his Thai wife were found buried on their own property Tuesday a week after an alleged contract killing ordered by the woman's brother, police said.
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Indian Arrested In Thailand For Allegedly Raping Minor Girl
A 28-year-old Indian man has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly raping a minor girl.
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Thailand Should Leave 'No Stone Unturned' After 62 Found Guilty Of Trafficking
More needs to be done to ensure that human traffickers are brought to justice and Rohingya migrants are protected, rights groups said on Thursday, after a trial in which 62 people were convicted of crimes including trafficking and murder.
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BBC Journalist Faces Five-Year Jail Term For Reporting Thailand Scam
A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a criminal defamation case against him over an investigation into fraud on a popular tourist island.
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Thailand Jails 9 Activists Charged With Sedition, Computer Crimes
Nine activists who posted comments critical of Thailand's ruling junta and a military-backed draft constitution on Facebook have been jailed, police said today, the latest opponents of the government penalised for airing dissent.
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Philip Morris Pleads Not Guilty To Huge Thai Tax Dodge
Tobacco giant Philip Morris on Monday pleaded not guilty to dodging hundreds of millions of dollars in import tax to Thailand, a crime carrying a massive fine of up to $2.27 billion.
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Sedition Charge for Thai Woman Alleging Army Graft on Facebook
A Thai woman appeared in military court today charged with sedition for allegedly sharing Facebook posts accusing the military of graft in building a multi-million dollar memorial to the monarchy.
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Thai Bomb Suspect Stage Re-Enactment at Crime Site
One of the suspects in Thailand's deadliest bombing at a temple here last month has confessed to playing a crucial role and re-enacted how he passed a bomb - laden backpack to a yellow-shirted man to plant it at the shrine, police said today.
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Thailand Court Jails 10 From 'Anti-Monarchy' Network
Bangkok's military court today sentenced 10 people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to five years in jail over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family under Thailand's controversial lese majeste law.
