Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 14

TOKYO -- Victims of the Chongqing Bombing and some Japanese citizens protested against a ruling made by a Japanese court here on Thursday.

In the ruling, the Tokyo High Court said it would maintain the verdict of a lower court in 2015 which acknowledged damages caused by the air raids but refused to recognize the plaintiffs' right to seek damages. (Japan-Chongqing Bombing-Ruling)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan was sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in prison here on Thursday on defamatory charges against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

The Supreme Court ruled Jatuporn, leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, better known as the Red Shirt movement, guilty as charged and sentenced him to one year in jail, following a libel lawsuit filed by Abhisit against him several years ago. (Thailand-Red Shirt-Sentence)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that his country would increase its support for Palestine in political and economic assistance as well as capacity building programs.

The president made the pledge at the airport after returning from his visit to Turkey for the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) extraordinary summit on Jerusalem.

"Indonesia would always be with Palestine in its struggle," the president said. (Indonesia-Palestine-Support) Enditem