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Victor on May 11th, 2012

PM, lawyers discuss Preah Vihear case Foreign lawyers commissioned by Thailand to examine the Preah Vihear temple case have met with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to learn the facts and gather information to fight it in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). PM, lawyers discuss Preah Vihear case

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IHT Rendezvous: China's Expulsion of Journalist Has Parallels in Thailand The alarming expulsion of the Al Jazeera correspondent from China has parallels in other parts of Asia. In Thailand, for example, an online journalist who failed to move quickly enough to erase royal insults from her Web site now finds herself in judicial peril. IHT [...]

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Lawyer: Thailand's 'Uncle SMS' dead; was jailed for text messages deemed insulting to monarchy A Thai man in his 60s who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted of defaming Thailand's royal family in mobile phone text messages has died while serving his 20-year prison term, his… Lawyer: Thailand's 'Uncle SMS' dead; was [...]

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Victor on April 27th, 2012

Thailand's struggle to face its future • (http://twitter.com/share) The battle over lèse-majesté and free speech in a climate of fear Thailand's struggle to face its future

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Thailand: Somyos to challenge constitutionality of lese majeste BP is aware that Da Torpedo challenged the constitutionality of her closed trial, but BP is not aware of any person challenging the constitutionality of lese majeste before. The Nation: Karom Polpornklang and Suwit Thongnuan argued that the penalty under lese majeste law is too harsh and [...]

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