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Migrant workers get a raw deal
News, Published on 07/02/2022
» Societies around the world are increasingly becoming "aged societies", and Thailand itself will become a "super-aged" society by 2031 when 28% of the population will be over 60 years old.
Death sentences of Myanmar pair commuted
News, Published on 15/08/2020
» Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao have had their sentences commuted to life in prison under a royal decree.
Death sentences in Koh Tao killings commuted
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/08/2020
» Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao have had their sentences changed to life in prison under a royal decree, their lawyer said on Friday.
Death sentences in Koh Tao killings commuted
Published on 14/08/2020
» Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao have had their sentences commuted to life in prison under a royal decree, their lawyer said on Friday.
Mothers of Koh Tao convicts beg for clemency
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» The mothers of two Myanmar men sentenced to death for the murder of a pair of British backpackers on Koh Tao submitted a plea for clemency from His Majesty the King on Thursday, in a case tainted by claims of irregularities.
Koh Tao killers face death, lawyers mull pardon
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 30/08/2019
» The defence team of the two Myanmar nationals given the death sentence by the Supreme Court over the September 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao were considering seeking a royal pardon for the pair on Thursday.
Supreme Court upholds death sentences for 2014 Koh Tao murders
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/08/2019
» The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences passed by the Criminal and Appeal courts for two Myanmar nationals convicted of the September 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao five years ago.
Supreme Court upholds death sentences for 2014 Koh Tao murders
Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2019
» The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences passed by the Criminal and Appeal courts for two Myanmar nationals convicted of the September 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao.
Climate of fear must end
News, Editorial, Published on 19/06/2019
» With the March election and "democratic institutions" camouflaging his military regime with "the elected government" he is forming, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha still has to do more as a "democratic leader". The regime's heavy-handed, authoritative approach to critics must stop. Instead, Gen Prayut should start letting freedom of speech take its course and put an end to the entrenched climate of fear.
Man ‘took drugs before raping, killing German tourist with rock'
Published on 09/04/2019
» The man arrested for raping and murdering a German tourist took drugs before encountering her on her rented motorcycle, following her to a remote spot, raping her and beating her to death with a rock, authorities said on Tuesday.