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Thai students, dancing dinosaurs rally in Bangkok

Lisa Martin and Tossapol Chaisamritpol, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 22 11:30 AM

Thousands of high school students upset about Thailand's lacklustre education system rallied alongside protestors dressed as dancing dinosaurs in Bangkok Saturday. Read more »

Thai hotel to drop charges against guest facing jail for bad reviews

Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 02:24 PM

BANGKOK - A hotel in Thailand agreed on Friday to drop charges against an American guest who faces up to five years in jail for posting negative reviews as long as he issues a public apology for his comments.   Read more »

American could face prison in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a resort

Richard C. Paddock, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 29 09:51 AM

An American man who posted negative reviews of a Thai resort was arrested this month and spent a weekend in jail. If convicted of criminal defamation, he faces up to two years in prison. Read more »

American sued in Thailand over negative Tripadvisor review

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 10:06 PM

Wesley Barnes could face up to 2 years in prison if found guilty. Read more »

US justice dept intervenes to help Trump in E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit

Alan Feuer, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 09 11:44 AM

In a highly unusual legal move, the US Justice Department moved on Tuesday to replace President Donald Trump’s private legal team with government lawyers to defend him against a defamation lawsuit by the author E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s Read more »

Trump loses bid to dismiss rape accuser's defamation lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 07:07 AM

A longtime Elle magazine advice columnist may proceed with her lawsuit accusing US President Donald Trump of defamation for denying he raped her roughly 24 years ago in a Manhattan department store, a New York state judge has ruled. Read more »

Elon Musk wins defamation trial sparked by 'pedo guy' tweet

Nichola Groom and Rachel Parsons, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 09:05 AM

The Tesla boss' trial was closely watched by legal experts because it was believed to be the first major defamation lawsuit by a private individual to go to trial over tweets. Read more »

Ginang na nanampal at nagmura sa pulis, inaresto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 07:15 PM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang isang ginang matapos niyang sampalin at murahin ang isang pulis sa Las Piñas City nitong Lunes.   Read more »

Toxic employers face jail as South Korea tackles workplace bullying

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 12:11 PM

SEOUL, South Korea - After enduring months of constant harassment at work, South Korean office worker Christine Jung finally confronted her aggressor -- only to be fired and sued for defamation by her employer. Read more »

Ex-Justice chief Aguirre accuses Mon Tulfo of defamation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 09:47 PM

Former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Friday accused Special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo of defaming him in his column for newspaper Manila Times. Read more »

'Defamation,' criticism top items PH government wanted Google to remove

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 09:35 PM

The Philippine government had requested Google to remove items from its various platforms, mostly because of "defamation" and "criticism," the search engine giant said. Read more »

Tesla's Musk seeks dismissal of cave rescuer's defamation case over his 'pedo guy' remark

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 12:38 PM

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's chief executive, has asked a US judge to dismiss a defamation case a British diver filed against him for calling him a pedophile and child rapist following the latter's involvement in the rescue of a boys' soccer team in a Thailand cave in July.  Read more »

Tesla's Musk is sued for calling Thai cave rescuer pedophile

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 05:28 AM

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc, was sued for defamation on Monday for falsely suggesting that a British caver who helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave in July was a pedophile and child rapist. Read more »

Conspiracy theorist seeks dismissal of defamation lawsuit

Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 11:07 PM

AUSTIN - Lawyers for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones were due to ask a Texas court on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit against him and his InfoWars website filed by parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre who accused him of slander, according to court papers. Read more »