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  • Thailand NewsFormer deputy commerce minister faces death sentence for murder

    Former deputy commerce minister faces death sentence for murder

    The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Banyin Tangpakorn, found guilty of murdering construction tycoon Chuwong Saetang. The ruling was read yesterday, June 26, at the Phra Khanong Criminal Court, confirming the previous judgments from lower courts. Chuwong’s widow, Sirirat Saetang, alongside prosecutors, initially filed the case against Banyin, a former Deputy Commerce Minister and ex-MP for Nakhon…

  • Thailand NewsMan executed for murder of ex-fiancée in Singapore

    Man executed for murder of ex-fiancée in Singapore

    In a sombre statement released yesterday, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed the execution of a Bangladeshi national for the murder of his former fiancée at a budget hotel in Geylang back in 2018. Despite fervent appeals for clemency, the president’s decision stood firm, sealing Ahmed Salim’s grim fate. This chilling incident marks the Republic’s first judicial execution for murder since…

  • Thailand NewsMyanmar junta sentences generals to death for town surrender

    Myanmar junta sentences generals to death for town surrender

    Myanmar’s military regime delivered a staggering blow, sentencing three high-ranking officers to death for overseeing the handover of a crucial town on the Chinese border to ethnic minority insurgents just last month. The move, which saw hundreds of troops laying down their arms and relinquishing control of Laukkai in Shan state to the Three Brotherhood Alliance, marked a significant setback…

  • Thailand NewsDeadly court sentence: Thai mother and partner convicted in tragic child death and assault case

    Deadly court sentence: Thai mother and partner convicted in tragic child death and assault case

    The Nonthaburi Provincial Court sentenced a biological mother and her partner to death following the assaults that led to the death and severe injuries of a two year old boy and a three year old girl. The verdict was announced today at 9am today. The court proceedings began on August 1 last year, after police from Bang Bua Thong Police…

  • World NewsMyanmar to execute 4 activists despite appeals

    Myanmar to execute 4 activists despite appeals

    The Myanmar junta still intend to execute 4 activists despite appeals from around 200 civil society organisations pleading with the military government to drop the ruling. The UN Amnesty International, and 199 civil society organisations have all backed a statement calling for the Myanmar junta to reverse their decision over the 4 activists. “We, the following organizations and world citizens…

  • Thailand NewsBREAKING NEWS: Former police chief ‘Joe Ferrari’ sentenced to life in prison

    BREAKING NEWS: Former police chief ‘Joe Ferrari’ sentenced to life in prison

    The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases in Bangkok today sentenced to death former cop, Thitisan Utthanaphon, aka. Joe Ferrari, before later commuting his sentence. Thitisan was the police chief in Nakhon Sawan in central Thailand, when he led the torture and eventual death of a suspected drug trafficker in August last year. The Court today ruled that…

  • Crime NewsCourt sentences Thailand’s “Jack the Ripper” to death

    Court sentences Thailand’s “Jack the Ripper” to death

    The convicted serial killer known as “Jack the Ripper in Thailand” has been sentenced to death. The Khon Kaen court in the Isaan province announced its decision today, sentencing convicted murderer Somkid Poompuang to death. In 2005, Somkid was convicted of murdering 5 women, including a singer and 4 masseuses. He had sex with the women before killing them, either by…

  • Crime NewsThai laws, how to stay out of jail in Thailand | VIDEO

    Thai laws, how to stay out of jail in Thailand | VIDEO

    Thailand has plenty of laws, some of them applied more vigorously than others. Some not at all. But the ones they do apply can get you in hot water or, at worst, in a Thai jail. You DON’T want to end up there. Here’s a few of the better and lesser known Thai laws from The Thaiger. You can visit…

  • Koh Samui NewsRoyal pardon for 2 Burmese men in Koh Tao backpacker murder case

    Royal pardon for 2 Burmese men in Koh Tao backpacker murder case

    “They will also have a chance to get their sentences reduced further on good behaviour.” Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, the 2 young Burmese men sentenced to death over the Koh Tao British backpacker double murder in 2014, have had their sentences commuted to life in prison by the Thai monarch. The pair were sentenced to death for the murder…

  • World NewsFrenchman in Indonesia may face death by firing squad after child abuse charges

    Frenchman in Indonesia may face death by firing squad after child abuse charges

    A 65 year old Frenchman may be sentenced to death by firing squad after being arrested in Indonesia on charges of child abuse. Francois Camille Abello is charged with sexually abusing over 300 children and physically abusing those who wouldn’t agree to have sex with him. Police say they found young girls in a Jakarta hotel room where they had…

  • World NewsDeath sentence handed down via video call in Singapore

    Death sentence handed down via video call in Singapore

    A prisoner in Singapore has been sentenced to death via a Zoom video call, the first time the city state has delivered capital punishment remotely. Thai PBS World reports that 37 year old Malaysian citizen Punithan Genasan was handed the death penalty as punishment for a 2011 heroin smuggling operation. Like Thailand, Singapore operates a zero-tolerance policy for drug trafficking…

  • Crime NewsDefence team will seek royal pardon for Burmese pair facing death penalty over Koh Tao murders

    Defence team will seek royal pardon for Burmese pair facing death penalty over Koh Tao murders

    Yesterday the Thai Supreme Court decided to uphold the death sentences handed down previously to the two young Burmese men for the September 2014 murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao. The defence team says they will now seek a royal pardon for the pair in the next 60 days. The defendants, now 26 year old, were escorted from…