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Thailand jails 43 Montagnards from Vietnam
Published on 27/02/2025
» Forty-three members of a Vietnamese hill tribe minority group have been jailed in Bangkok for entering Thailand illegally, according to human rights activists.
Hurdles blur durian export outlook
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/02/2025
» Projections for Thai durian exports are more uncertain than a year ago as the Chinese market softens.
Court approves extradition of Vietnamese activist
Published on 04/10/2024
» The Criminal Court in Bangkok has ruled that Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap should be sent back to Vietnam where he faces terrorism charges.
Govt ‘can’t intervene’ in case of Vietnamese dissident
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 31/07/2024
» The Thai government will not interfere in the legal proceedings involving a Vietnamese activist who is facing extradition, but whose release has been requested by some US lawmakers, according to government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.
US lawmakers back Vietnamese activist held in Thailand
Published on 30/07/2024
» Members of US Congress have submitted a written letter to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, requesting the release of a Vietnamese activist and help for him to resettle in a third country instead of being extradited, according to Kannavee Suebsang, a list-MP for the Fair Party.
Bdap's arrest a litmus test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/06/2024
» As Thailand vies for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2025-2027 term -- something the previous Prayut government failed to do -- the arrest of Y Quynh Bdap, a Vietnamese political activist with UN refugee status, will serve as a litmus test for Thailand's human rights standards.
Vietnamese dissident’s arrest raises alarm
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 14/06/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government not to deport Vietnamese activist Y Quynh Bdap, who was arrested in Bangkok this week, out of fear for his safety.
Vietnam sentences 100 people in terrorism trial
Published on 20/01/2024
» Ten people have received life sentences for attacks last year on government offices in Vietnam, the news website VnExpress reports, citing a court ruling on around 100 defendants in the case.
Green rules could lead to coffee shortage in EU
Published on 06/12/2023
» The European Union is facing the prospect of a coffee shortage in 2025 as the market grapples with a lack of clarity in new deforestation regulations, according to the International Coffee Organization.
Several killed, wounded in Vietnam police station attacks
Published on 11/06/2023
» Several people were killed and wounded in shootings at two police headquarters in Vietnam's Central Highlands on Sunday, authorities said.