<p>Teacher and scholar of Thai and Lao history and literature Peter Koret passed away of brain cancer on 9 April in 2020, at Ramkhamhaeng Hospital in Bangkok. He was 60 years old.</p>

<p><em>A recent Supreme Court verdict has set a man free, while setting a troubling precedent about acceptable defences in lèse majesté trials.<strong> Myles Gough </strong>reports. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em></em></p>