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Alleged wildlife smuggling kingpin jailed
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2018
» A court has sentenced a man believed to be a kingpin in the illicit wildlife trade to two years in prison for smuggling rhinoceros horns, according to an organisation that works with police to combat trafficking.
Moriya wins LA Open, first win in 6 years
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Moriya Jutanugarn won the HUGEL-JTBC LA Open by two shots for her first victory after six years on the LPGA Tour, joining sister Ariya as the second siblings to win on the tour.
Russian sex guru, 'escort spy' now blame US for detention
Associated Press, Published on 18/04/2018
» PATTAYA: A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow's interference in the 2016 US presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday of violating labour laws in Thailand but still face other charges that could land them in prison for more than 10 years.
Another Vietnamese activist gets 13 years in jail
Associated Press, Published on 10/04/2018
» HANOI: A court in northern Vietnam sentenced a dissident to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of attempting to overthrow the government. He was the seventh activist to be jailed in the past week as Communist authorities step up a crackdown on dissent.
Beach in ‘The Beach’ goes on 4-month retreat from tourists
Associated Press, Published on 28/03/2018
» Authorities have ordered the temporary closing of the beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" to halt environmental damage caused by too many tourists.
Court finds British labour activist defamed fruit firm
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2018
» The Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok on Monday ordered a British labour rights activist to pay 10 million baht in damages to a company that filed a civil defamation suit after he helped expose alleged human rights violations at its factory.
Thai court finds British labour activist defamed fruit firm
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2018
» A court in Bangkok has ordered a British labour rights activist to pay 10 million baht in damages to a company that filed a civil defamation suit after he helped expose alleged human rights violations at its factory.
Senators want CIA to lift veil on Haspel's Thai black site past
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Gina Haspel's long spy career is so shrouded in mystery that senators want documents declassified so they can decide if her role at a CIA black site should prevent her from directing the agency.
Thai crewmember of burning cargo ship dies
Associated Press, Published on 08/03/2018
» NEW DELHI: One of the 23 crewmembers evacuated from a Singapore-flagged cargo ship that caught fire in the Arabian Sea has died of severe burns, a shipping line official said Thursday.
ILO finds progress in fixing Thai fishing industry abuses
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2018
» A survey of working conditions in Thailand's fishing and seafood industry conducted by the UN's International Labour Organisation has found that new regulations resulted in progress in some areas, including less physical violence, but problems such as unfair pay and deception in contracting persist.