Thai singer Pornpan finally out of jail

[webfact]

Singer Pornpan finally out of jail
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Former singer Pornpan "Joyce Triumph Kingdom" Rattanamethanon was released yesterday after the Supreme Court cut her sentence to eight years and one month in jail and a fine of Bt340,000 for possession of illegal drugs with the intent to sell.

The 32-year-old singer's relatives paid the fine and she was released later yesterday.

Pornpan and her boyfriend Jitpat Sungkhasuwan, 33, were arrested with 4,040 yaba pills on November 23, 2004, as part of a police sting.

In 2005, the Primary Court sentenced Pornpan to eight years and one month in prison plus a Bt340,000 fine, while Jitpat received a jail term of 33 years and four months plus a Bt800,000 fine.

However, in 2007, the Appeals Court changed her sentenced to 33 years and five months in jail and increased the fine to Bt800,000 while Jitipat's sentence remained the same.

Although the Supreme Court reduced Pornpan's sentence, Jitpat's sentence was unchanged.

-- The Nation 2013-10-09

[theblether]

8 years looks about right for that type of crime, 33 was OTT.

Good to see a high profile Thai serve some time for a change, however it won't make much difference in the drug war. There's too much money at stake, and it's too tempting.

[uty6543]

8 years looks about right for that type of crime, 33 was OTT.

Good to see a high profile Thai serve some time for a change, however it won't make much difference in the drug war. There's too much money at stake, and it's too tempting.

it's too tempting. Not to me.I would rather stay poor and free than gamble on getting big money with the risk of losing my freedom.

[soi41]

Primary court: 8 years

Appeals court: 33 years

Supreme court: 8 years

Welcome to the lottery of Thai "justice" !

[angsta]

What was she thinking in the first place?

[dru2]

8 years looks about right for that type of crime, 33 was OTT.

Good to see a high profile Thai serve some time for a change, however it won't make much difference in the drug war. There's too much money at stake, and it's too tempting.

it's too tempting. Not to me.I would rather stay poor and free than gamble on getting big money with the risk of losing my freedom.

Not to mention the morality of selling drugs. I would rather remain poor and free rather than sell poison that destroys the lives of other.

Edited October 9, 2013 by dru2

[robblok]

8 years looks about right for that type of crime, 33 was OTT.

Good to see a high profile Thai serve some time for a change, however it won't make much difference in the drug war. There's too much money at stake, and it's too tempting.

it's too tempting. Not to me.I would rather stay poor and free than gamble on getting big money with the risk of losing my freedom.

Not to mention thhe morality of selling drugs. I would rather remain poor and free rather than sell poison that destroys the lives of other.

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

[KRaymond]

What was she thinking in the first place?

She wasn't

[Frank James]

Welcome back to the world, Pornpan. You did you time, now you're free. Cut a record, make money, get your life back. Best wishes, and chok dee.

[ballpoint]

She did the crime and served the time and is now back in society. Shame about the thousands of others, many of whom actually had no connection to drugs, that were deemed to have done the crime and had their time permanently stopped.

[webfact]

Pop star ‘Joyce Triumph Kingdom’ to return after 8 years in prison
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- The voice of Thai pop star Pornpan ‘Joyce’ Rattamamethanon could be hear again soon, now that she has been set free.

Once a top teen talent, the Triumph Kingdom singer, now 33, was released yesterday night after serving eight years on drug-related charges.

Joyce was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison in 2004 after 3,600 yaba pills were found in her boyfriend’s house. On Monday, the Supreme Court determined there was insufficient evidence at the time to continue holding her. Her sentence was revised to the 8 years and one month served, plus a reduced fine of THB340,000.

Her family paid THB282,200 yesterday and the former singer was released at 7pm. [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/10/09/pop-star-joyce-triumph-kingdom-return-after-8-years-prison-0

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-10-09

[Baerboxer]

8 years looks about right for that type of crime, 33 was OTT.

Good to see a high profile Thai serve some time for a change, however it won't make much difference in the drug war. There's too much money at stake, and it's too tempting.

it's too tempting. Not to me.I would rather stay poor and free than gamble on getting big money with the risk of losing my freedom.

Not to mention thhe morality of selling drugs. I would rather remain poor and free rather than sell poison that destroys the lives of other.

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

Alcohol is legal - end of story. Some drugs which happen to be legal in your home country are illegal in Thailand and most other countries too. Break the law, pay the penalty.

These were Yaba tablets. Do you consider Yaba to be the same as "weed"?

The answer doesn't change the fact that both are illegal in Thailand.

[SOTIRIOS]

....so it's okay to be a drug dealer.....???

....it's okay to be a criminal.....if you're Thai...???

[robblok]

it's too tempting. Not to me.I would rather stay poor and free than gamble on getting big money with the risk of losing my freedom.

Not to mention thhe morality of selling drugs. I would rather remain poor and free rather than sell poison that destroys the lives of other.

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

Alcohol is legal - end of story. Some drugs which happen to be legal in your home country are illegal in Thailand and most other countries too. Break the law, pay the penalty.

These were Yaba tablets. Do you consider Yaba to be the same as "weed"?

The answer doesn't change the fact that both are illegal in Thailand.

I was talking about the morality not the law. Break the law here face the consequences.

No yaba is not the same as weed its more like xtc. My point was more that there are many drug users that are not addicts or damaged anymore then people drinking alcohol. People don't seem to understand that alcohol is as dangerous a drug but legal.

[ballpoint]

....so it's okay to be a drug dealer.....???

....it's okay to be a criminal.....if you're Thai...???

Only if you're rich and/or famous as well as being Thai

[Spare]

She is still very beautiful.

She will make a come back.

[lee b]

Silly girl. Hope shes learnt her lesson !!

[tuky]

2004? They were lucky not to have been executed on sight by the police.

[Somtamnication]

I will give a thumb's up when that monkey from Red Bull gets a sentence of 8 years.

[snake24]

Primary court: 8 years

Appeals court: 33 years

Supreme court: 8 years

Welcome to the lottery of Thai "justice" !

Yeah man <deleted> is that BS.

Ok most ppl would appeal for a lighter sentence so she got her's lengthened but how did the supreme court actually come into the picture here?

Why would they over rule the ruling from the appeals court?

[snake24]

it's too tempting. Not to me.I would rather stay poor and free than gamble on getting big money with the risk of losing my freedom.

Not to mention thhe morality of selling drugs. I would rather remain poor and free rather than sell poison that destroys the lives of other.

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

Alcohol is legal - end of story. Some drugs which happen to be legal in your home country are illegal in Thailand and most other countries too. Break the law, pay the penalty.

These were Yaba tablets. Do you consider Yaba to be the same as "weed"?

The answer doesn't change the fact that both are illegal in Thailand.

I was talking about the morality not the law. Break the law here face the consequences.

No yaba is not the same as weed its more like xtc. My point was more that there are many drug users that are not addicts or damaged anymore then people drinking alcohol. People don't seem to understand that alcohol is as dangerous a drug but legal.

Who even cares about this?

Alcohol is perfectly legal and yes it might cause more harm from alcoholic addiction and drunk ppl are more dangerous yada yada not important.

[snake24]

BTW Pornpan "Joyce Triumph Kingdom" Rattanamethanon

Anyone here care to explain how she got such a unique nickname?

[Beetlejuice]

Pop star ‘Joyce Triumph Kingdom’ to return after 8 years in prison

By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- The voice of Thai pop star Pornpan ‘Joyce’ Rattamamethanon could be hear again soon, now that she has been set free.

Once a top teen talent, the Triumph Kingdom singer, now 33, was released yesterday night after serving eight years on drug-related charges.

Joyce was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison in 2004 after 3,600 yaba pills were found in her boyfriend’s house. On Monday, the Supreme Court determined there was insufficient evidence at the time to continue holding her. Her sentence was revised to the 8 years and one month served, plus a reduced fine of THB340,000.

Her family paid THB282,200 yesterday and the former singer was released at 7pm. [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/10/09/pop-star-joyce-triumph-kingdom-return-after-8-years-prison-0

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-10-09

Not only a convicted drug dealer, but there is also video evidence that this woman couldn`t sing either.

She obviously became involved with the wrong crowd. Get involved with losers, become a loser yourself.

Whatever hopes she had of establishing her career as a singer, perhaps even a TV star, have now been dashed. Her reputation and credibility are tarnished. She had her chances and claim to fame and will now be remembered as a drug dealer and criminal rather than a pop star. She will never rise to fame again, sorry to say; she is a has been.

[snake24]

Here's a music video from her and is that a thai dance rendition of a popular chinese song yue lai xiang.

Lord have mercy

Edited October 9, 2013 by snake24

[snake24]

Not only a convicted drug dealer, but there is also video evidence that this woman couldn`t sing either.

She obviously became involved with the wrong crowd. Get involved with losers, become a loser yourself.

Whatever hopes she had of establishing her career as a singer, perhaps even a TV star, have now been dashed. Her reputation and credibility are tarnished. She had her chances and claim to fame and will now be remembered as a drug dealer and criminal rather than a pop star. She will never rise to fame again, sorry to say; she is a has been.

That song handkerchief is a rendition of a famous chinese song best rendition was probably by teresa teng

夜来香

[JJttttt1]

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

Drag-user detected.

Nice try to indulge your habit, but we both know you lie to yourself. I've seen many times somebody started to take drugs, saying: I control it, it's just for a recreation.

But the truth is if somebody starts to take hard drugs (xtc, yabba etc) there are just two ways:

1) addicton and death

2) sobering. and every day of taking drugs it becomes harder and harder to stop, but a drug user just keep telling himself (herself): "I control it, I can stop now but I just don't want"

If you take drugs less often you walk in the same direction, but slower.

[nisakiman]

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

Drag-user detected.

Nice try to indulge your habit, but we both know you lie to yourself. I've seen many times somebody started to take drugs, saying: I control it, it's just for a recreation.

But the truth is if somebody starts to take hard drugs (xtc, yabba etc) there are just two ways:

1) addicton and death

2) sobering. and every day of taking drugs it becomes harder and harder to stop, but a drug user just keep telling himself (herself): "I control it, I can stop now but I just don't want"

If you take drugs less often you walk in the same direction, but slower.

What self-righteous pontification. You obviously know absolutely nothing about the subject, so I would suggest you don't broadcast that ignorance.

[GrantSmith]

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

Drag-user detected.

Nice try to indulge your habit, but we both know you lie to yourself. I've seen many times somebody started to take drugs, saying: I control it, it's just for a recreation.

But the truth is if somebody starts to take hard drugs (xtc, yabba etc) there are just two ways:

1) addicton and death

2) sobering. and every day of taking drugs it becomes harder and harder to stop, but a drug user just keep telling himself (herself): "I control it, I can stop now but I just don't want"

If you take drugs less often you walk in the same direction, but slower.

Errrrm... come... again?

I don't oft agree with what robblok says... But he's bang on point about the above... Technically speaking Alcohol is as an addictive drug much the same as Nicotine, Cocaine, Marijuana or Yaba... 2 out of 5 of those drugs are legal in Thailand (for the sake of argument and location) ('ll give you 5 guesses to get the right 2)... That there, my NA preaching ukulele playing friend, is the difference...

I've given most of them a nudge in my youth, still 6 feet the right side and have no craving - you know what I'm talking about the scratching of the skin, gotta scratch the itch - to try them again, yes some great fun experimenting but I'm not out there banging on the door for the next hit.

Would I use these drugs should they ever become legalised, extremely doubtful.

[robblok]

So the owners of pubs are all bad as well... don't forget alcohol if classed right is a hard drug. Only difference is its legal. I know of plenty of people who took xtc or weed and led a perfectly normal life had a job and so on. Its only a small portion that goes down and becomes a real addict. Kinda like alcohol not everyone becomes an alcoholic.

Drag-user detected.

Nice try to indulge your habit, but we both know you lie to yourself. I've seen many times somebody started to take drugs, saying: I control it, it's just for a recreation.

But the truth is if somebody starts to take hard drugs (xtc, yabba etc) there are just two ways:

1) addicton and death

2) sobering. and every day of taking drugs it becomes harder and harder to stop, but a drug user just keep telling himself (herself): "I control it, I can stop now but I just don't want"

If you take drugs less often you walk in the same direction, but slower.

I have used xtc in the past so i know what I am talking about and guess what none of my friends ended up dead, I actually just stopped it quite easy. Before you believe all the propaganda you should talk with people who have used. Many of us used it once of twice a month in a party setting. Weed that too.. guess what in the Netherlands we got less drug addicts as anywhere else. All of use had normal lives company owners normal workers ect. I think most have stopped maybe a once in a year thing.

I am sure there is always a portion of people that become addicted but that is the same with most substances.

Anyway here I am clean.. risk is just not worth it. I don't even drink alcohol, i'm in great shape. Here the risks are just too big.. you can get deported its not worth it.

Don't believe all the stereotypes and such have fun. Hope you can reply here better then in your normal troll topics.

[Thai at Heart]

Primary court: 8 years

Appeals court: 33 years

Supreme court: 8 years

Welcome to the lottery of Thai "justice" !

Yeah man <deleted> is that BS.

Ok most ppl would appeal for a lighter sentence so she got her's lengthened but how did the supreme court actually come into the picture here?

Why would they over rule the ruling from the appeals court?

Shows how badly a reform of this system is needed. I mean honestly the prosecutor gets a guilty verdict if 8 years and an appeal increases it to 33?

What an absolute f******g joke.