Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months over phone hacking

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones.

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Rolf Harris jailed for 5 years for sex attacks on children, young women

LONDON: Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for decades, was today (July 4) jailed for five years and nine months by a judge in London for a string of sexual assaults against girls and young women.

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Junta chief expressed gratitude to Cambodian King
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Junta chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Friday expressed gratitude to Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni for his kindness in granting pardon for a Thai activist jailed in Cambodia on espionage charge.

In his weekly televised programme, Prayuth also thanked Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen as well as Thai permanent secretary Sihasak Puangketkeow who helped secure freedom for Veera Somkwamkid.

Veera had been found guilty for spying trespassing into the Cambodian territory in 2011. Before being jailed, he was an active activist on ownership of Hindu-styled Preah Vihear Temple which the World Court ruled that it is in Cambodian territory. Yingluck government had failed to help Veera.

Veera was freed on Tuesday and returned to Thailand on Wednesday. It was confirmed that Prayuth played an important role in helping Veera.

Prayuth said Hun Sen understood the Thai political situation. He also referred to earlier labour problems which saw influx of migrant workers, mostly Cambodians, fled Thailand back to their home following rumours that the junta would crackdown on the migrant workers.

He said Hun Sen now understood and would cooperate with the Thai side the settle the issue.

Now the Cambodian workers already returned to Thailand , he said, Thai authorities will do their best to tak

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Junta-chief-expressed-gratitude-to-Cambodian-King-30237820.html

-- The Nation 2014-07-04

Farmers outside irrigated zones are told to postpone rice farming

BANGKOK: -- Farmers who have no access to irrigation system have been advised to postpone rice cultivation for a while otherwise the rice plants may be damaged due to water shortage, said Mr Chavalit Chukachorn, permanent secretary of agriculture, today (Friday).

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Court-martial extends detention of ‘Bor Kor Lai Jud’ despite previous bail

BANGKOK, 4 July 2014 (NNT) – The military court has approved the extension of Red Sunday Group leader Sombat Boonngamanong’s custody for 12 more days although the activist will be immune to the order due to his previously granted bail.

As his second round of detention was becoming expired on July 5, Mr Sombat, aka Bor Kor Lai Jud, and his attorney reported to the court-martial to hear further rulings. During the session, police investigators proposed that a third round of detention be given to Mr Sombat as the interrogation of witnesses and collection of evidence had yet to be completed.

As a result, the court agreed to the proposal, giving the green light to another 12 days of custody for the activist, to be effective during July 6-17.

However, since Mr Sombat had been granted temporary release on July 1 on a 600,000-baht bail, he was allowed to go home. According to his attorney, he will, in the meantime, need to abide by the bail conditions, which require him to abstain from political activities and to seek permission should he wish to travel abroad.

Mr Sombat was apprehended and taken into custody for his defiance of the National Council for Peace and Order’s summons as well as provocation of social unrest and computer-related crimes.

-- NNT 2014-07-04

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Thailand Live Saturday 4 Jul 2014

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