Complex sentence: Computer programmer Surapak Puchaieseng was arrested, detained and had his computer confiscated after being accused of insulting the Thai royal family on Facebook--his arrest marked the first lèse majesté case since prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was elected.
Split into simpler sentences: Computer programmer Surapak Puchaieseng was arrested, detained, and had his computer confiscated after being accused of insulting the Thai royal family on Facebook. His arrest marked the first lèse majesté case since prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was elected.