Fears Sydney lockout laws are pushing violence outside precincts

Assaults have risen in parts of Sydney outside of the city’s lockout law zones of Kings Cross and the CBD, new statistics have revealed. The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has released figures showing there has been an 12 per cent increase in assaults in areas bordering the lockout zone, including The Star Casino in Pyrmont.

Supreme Court upholds bail revocation of student activist

THE SUPREME Court yesterday ruled in favour of Khon Kaen provincial court and the Appeal Court’s rulings to revoke the bail of a student activist charged under the lese majeste law and the Computer Crime Act for sharing a BBC Thai article about the monarchy. Meanwhile, the provincial court granted Khon Kaen police permission for a fourth round of detention for activist Jatupat “Pai Daodin” Boonpattararaksa.