Thai student leader jailed for lese majeste

A prominent student leader was jailed yesterday after he pleaded guilty to defaming Thailand's royal family by sharing a news story about the kingdom's new monarch on Facebook. Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpatararaksa, 25, had been held in custody since his arrest in December for sharing a profile of King Maha Vajiralongkorn written by the BBC's Thai-language service in London.