HRH princess Buppha Devi of cambodia,the plaintiff ,filed a lawsuit against the post publishing Pcl., as 1st defendant , and Mr. Pichai Chuensukswasdi, as 2nd defendant,with the southern bangkok Civil court ,under the charge of wrongful act.
the plaintiff alleged that the defendants published a libelous article in bangkok Post newpaper on 23 july 2000,under headline "the new threat from cambodia", and asked the court to order both defendants to pay her damages in the amount of u.s.$6,000,000.
the defendants' defence was that such article was published by copying from Geopolitical drug observer magazine,which has been established for over 10 years