THE PATTANI provincial prosecutor has formally ended a criminal defamation case against Amnesty International Thailand chairperson, Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, and two other human rights activists, Somchai Homla-or and Anchana Heemmina.

South Korean energy firms are pushing to increase their investment in renewable energy to overhaul the country's energy mix, which is currently dominated by nuclear and coal power, an opposition party lawmaker said Monday.