30 June 2009 :
the Thai Appeals Court upheld the lower court's death sentence for former Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen for masterminding the murder of Chulalongkorn Hospital doctor Nicharee Makarasarn in 1996. The Criminal Court sentenced Sukhum to death on July 7, 2004. Sukhum and Dr Nicharee had a legal conflict over school management, land purchase and used car and motorcycle dealings.(Sources: Bangkok Post, 26/06/2009)
