The boxer who became Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist was convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced on Thursday to just over three years in prison.

Somluck Kamsing, 52, was sentenced to over three years in prison after being found guilty of attempted rape and abduction of a minor. The retired boxer, who became Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist in 1996,

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Richard Burrows, now 80, was arrested at Heathrow Airport last March after trying to re-enter the UK from Thailand where he had been living under a false name, a jury was told.

A Gold Coast energy healer who was extradited from Thailand after allegedly skipping out on a rape trial in Queensland has been banned from working by the state’s health watchdog.

and attempted rape. Somluck took a 17-year-old girl back to a hotel room from a bar in Khon Kaen in northeast Thailand in December 2023. The court originally sentenced him to four years ...

The seven people convicted of a string of rape and abuse charges were warned they may never be freed, Glasgow’s High Court heard on Monday. The two women and five men will all be monitored for ...

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Jakarta—Jan. 23, 2025 was an historic day for Thailand and Southeast Asia. As a result of the new Thai law amending the longstanding Thai Civil and Commercial Code, same-sex couples are able to register their marriage and enjoy full rights and duties as ...

Thai actors Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree and Sappanyoo “Arm” Panatkool celebrate their marriage in Bangkok. (Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images) On April 1, 2001, just past the stroke ...

Despite Thailand's reputation for tolerance, housewife Jin said she has faced discrimination in everyday situations. "If I go the market, some people will ask 'Whose kids are they?'" she said.

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