Thailand, Shinawatra and royal defamation
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The campaign, named “Buy International, Free Thailand Domestic Flights”, would give those holding an international arrivals ticket to claim one round-trip domestic flight with 20kg of baggage for free, according to the Bangkok Post. The flights are usually cost 3,500 baht or £80.
BANGKOK: The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a warning about a tropical depression that is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall across various regions of Thailand from Aug 24 to 27.
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The Manila Times on MSNThailand's ex-PM Thaksin acquitted in royal insult case
A court in Thailand dismissed on Friday a royal insult case against influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, clearing the first hurdle in a series of high-stakes tribunal rulings involving the powerful Shinawatra political dynasty.
A Bangkok court on Friday cleared Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of royal defamation charges that saw him facing jail time. The 76-year-old faced up to 15 years in prison, but judges found him not guilty, easing a serious legal threat to his family's political movement.
Thailand's central bank has announced that the country's commercial banks are now required to set a daily limit of 50,000 baht ($1,537) per day on many online transfers to lessen financial fraud, particularly those involving customers judged vulnerable such as children and the elderly.
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The Manila Times on MSNSuspended Thai PM testifies in court case seeking her ouster
Thailand's suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified on Thursday in a case seeking her removal from office over her handling of the kingdom's border row with Cambodia.The court suspended her from office last month and summoned her to answer questions in the case on Thursday -- her 39th birthday.
Thailand is set to hear a major lese majeste verdict. Here’s what to know about the law that has ensnared hundreds
Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has testified in a Bangkok court on her alleged breach of a law on ethics in her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, a case that coul