[AFP] Three killed in Thai south violence: police
[Suspected Muslim insurgents slit the throat of a rubber-tapper and shot dead two other men in the latest violence to hit Thailand's troubled far south, local police said Monday.]
[Asian Tribune] The Downing Of ‘KP’, The Short-Lived Tiger Chief
[Intelligence and regional media circles in Bangkok are looking for answers to at least a couple of questions that intrigue them. How did Selvarasa Pathmanathan alias “KP” fall into the hands of one of the governments that had been after him for years so shortly after picking up the mantle of his fallen leader Prabhakaran?]
BP: Interesting article looking at reporting on the story.[AP] LA film producers to stand trial in bribery case
[Some legal experts believe the main challenge facing prosecutors is proving that the Greens received the deals because they bribed foreign leaders.
"If this money ended up in the hands of (Thai) government officials, it's going to come down to showing what was the purpose and intent for these payments," said Jonathan Drimmer, a former federal prosecutor who focuses on foreign corruption violations and other U.S. laws.]
BP: Surely, the crucial evidence will be the bank transfers to Juthamas, details from the search which shows the payments were marked as "commission", and the evidence from the cooperating witness.
btw, excellent long article by AP
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