Thai webmaster gets suspended sentence in royal insult case

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Thai webmaster gets suspended sentence in royal insult case



Premchaiporn, director of Prachatai news website, arrives at a court hearing for her verdict in a computer crime case in BangkokBANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai website editor was found guilty on Wednesday of insulting the monarchy but was given a suspended jail sentence, a light punishment in a high-profile case that has renewed the debate over strict royal censorship laws. Judge Nittaya Yaensri told the Bangkok Criminal Court that some posts on the Prachatai news website had been offensive to the royal family and that Chiranuch Premchaiporn, its editor, had not respected a court order to remove them promptly. At least one had remained on the website for 20 days. ...












Romney clinches Republican 2012 nomination in Texas



U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally in Las VegasWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Texas and now faces a five-month sprint to convince voters to trust him over Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. Although the race has been essentially over for weeks, Romney finally cleared the benchmark of 1,144 delegates needed to become the Republicans' presidential candidate after a long, bitter primary battle with a host of conservative rivals. He will be formally nominated at the Republicans' convention in Florida in late August. ...









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