21.   Justice officials say a criminal law barring federal officers from soliciting donations from subordinates does not apply to the circumstances described by Huang.

22.   Meanwhile, two people were sentenced to prison terms for soliciting donations in exchange for royal decorations that turned out to be fakes, the Bangkok Post reported.

23.   The couple said they were soliciting donations because they could not meet all of the medical expenses.

24.   Under orders from Pakistani security agencies, the groups have pledged to remove their billboards, banners and flags from major cities and agreed to stop soliciting donations.