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Georgia and Thailand probe human egg trafficking ring
Published on 07/02/2025
» Thailand and Georgia said they are investigating a human trafficking ring that a Thai non-governmental organisation says is engaged in harvesting human eggs of Thai women brought to the South Caucasus country.
Defendants in surrogacy case jailed, then released
Published on 19/03/2024
» The Criminal Court has sentenced seven people involved in a transnational surrogacy network each to four years in jail, then released them because they had already spent more time in detention.
Surrogacy services 'on offer' to foreigners
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/03/2024
» The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) is drafting an amendment to the Protection of a Child Born by Medically Assisted Reproductive Technology Act to allow foreign couples to hire a Thai or foreign woman as a surrogate in Thailand, DHSS director-general Dr Sura Wisetsak said yesterday.
Surrogacy to be legalised for foreigners
Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2024
» Authorities are preparing to change the surrogacy law to welcome foreign couples to have surrogate babies in Thailand, according to the Department of Health Service Support.
Man held in connection with surrogacy ring
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/02/2024
» A man believed to be part of a transnational surrogacy network has been arrested in Nonthaburi for alleged involvement in smuggling frozen human semen into Laos.
DSI raids clinics in surrogacy crackdown
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/09/2023
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided three clinics in Bangkok and one building in Nong Khai this week and arrested a man suspected of acting as an agent for a transnational surrogacy ring.
Legalise surrogacy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2023
» The arrest of Navaporn Phakiatsakul -- a Chinese woman of Thai nationality -- has put the spotlight on the issue of illegal surrogacy.
Major arrest opens Pandora's Box of crimes
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/04/2023
» The arrest of a 53-year-old Chinese woman with Thai citizenship and a long history of alleged criminal activities means more to police than just busting a document forgery ring.
Police to revoke woman's Thai citizenship
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/04/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will work with the Interior Ministry to revoke the Thai citizenship of a Chinese woman who has a long history of alleged involvement in fraud, human trafficking, surrogacy and document forgery.
Police to revoke woman's Thai citizenship
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/04/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will work with the Interior Ministry to revoke the Thai citizenship of a Chinese woman who has a long history of alleged involvement in fraud, human trafficking, surrogacy and document forgery.