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	Family members burst in to tears in the courtroom as the judge handed down jail terms of two and a half year to Patiwat Saraiyaem and Pornthip Munkong.</div>
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	The sentences were reduced from five years because of guilty pleas by the defendants.</div>
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	The two were convicted of writing and performing a play in 2013 at Thammasat University.</div>
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Two Thai students jailed for performing play

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Two Thai students jailed for performing play

Bangkok (dpa) - A Thai court jailed two students Monday for performing a play deemed insulting to the monarchy.

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