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Two drug traffickers on death row at Bang Kwang Prison were executed by lethal injections this evening in Thailand. They were Bundit Charoenwanich, 45, and Jirawat Phumpruek, 52. Both were arrested on March 29, 2001 for having 114,219 methamphetamine tablets in their possession. Convicted of drug trafficking, they were given the capital punishment. Although...

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Thailand has sentenced an Australian drug smuggler to life in prison. Andrew Hoods was convicted for carrying three kilograms of heroin. 36-year-old and unemployed, Andrew Hoods from Sydney confessed to trying to smuggle three kilograms of heroin out of Thailand.

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In Thailand today a Thai court has sentenced an Australian writer to three years in jail for defaming the crown prince. Rights groups are up in arms saying this is the latest in a slew of lese majeste cases that are stifling freedom of speech in the country.

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For most inmates crammed into Thailand’s prisons, fame, fortune, and freedom are just pipe dreams. But for around 200 inmates training at this Bangkok prison, the dream could come true–if they can win a place on the country’s national boxing team.

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A Canadian woman has been sentenced to 3-½ years in a Thai jail today for killing her American partner. The deceased man claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and was facing fraud charges in Hawaii for taking money in the name of a cult he founded.

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ABC Australia gains unprecedented access into two of Thailand’s most notorious prisons.

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For the first time ever, television cameras have been given access to Thailand’s notorious Bangkwang prison, also known in the West as the “Bangkok Hilton”.

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