enlarge Mohammad Arif, a Pakistani, is behind bar on Friday after Criminal Court gave him a life sentence for killing and dismembering a Thai teacher he had met over the Internet last year.//Photo by Kunlaphun Sirimamporn
Life sentence for Pakistani chopper
A Pakistani man was given a life sentence yesterday for killing a Thai teacher, whom he had met through an internet chat service, and dismembering her body last year.
Militants in southern Thailand not Malaysian: Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia says that militants captured in insurgency-hit southern Thailand with a cache of weapons and money are not Malaysian citizens and were not trained here, according to reports Friday.
Anna Potkovskaya rewarded Unesco prize
Accepting the recommendation of an independent international jury of media professionals, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, Friday designated Anna Politkovskaya, the late Russian journalist, as the laureate of the 2007 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
Life sentence for Pakistani chopper
A Pakistani man was given a life sentence yesterday for killing a Thai teacher, whom he had met through an internet chat service, and dismembering her body last year.
Lese majeste charges get Swiss man 10 yrs
A Swiss man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for spray-painting graffiti over images of His Majesty the King, in the first conviction of a foreigner in at least a decade under strict laws to protect the monarchy.
AOT to resolve King Power row in a year
Airports of Thailand (AOT) plans to resolve conflicts stemming from the nullification of its partnership with King Power International in no more than a year, to mitigate the impact on its revenues, says acting president Kulya Pakakrong.
Burglars steal Bt40m from actor's folks
Thieves broke into the home of actor Somchai Khemklad's foster parents in Chiang Mai's Muang district and stole Bt40 million worth of jewellery and beads, police said yesterday.
Hopes rise again as Thailand draw in Iraq
Having seen his side battle to a hard-earned 1-1 away draw against Iraq - a result which makes Thailand's first Olympic appearance in almost four decades a wee bit more realistic - Under-23 team manager Kasem Jariyawat-wong has pleaded with Thai clubs to release their players early.
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Mohammad Arif, a Pakistani, is behind bar on Friday after Criminal Court gave him a life sentence for killing and dismembering a Thai teacher he had met over the Internet last year.//Photo by Kunlaphun Sirimamporn
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