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Seasteading home 'violates Thai sovereignty'
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2019
» Authorities have raided a floating home in the Andaman Sea belonging to an American man and his Thai partner who sought to be pioneers in the "seasteading" movement, which promotes living in international waters to be free of any nation's laws.
Thailand busts 'seasteading' effort by American
Associated Press, Published on 18/04/2019
» Authorities have raided a floating home in the Andaman Sea belonging to an American man and his Thai partner who sought to be pioneers in the "seasteading" movement, which promotes living in international waters to be free of any nation's laws.
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.
Authorities search for 4 bodies in California river
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2017
» SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California -- Searchers believe a trail of car parts and a white object submerged in a raging California river may lead them to a second couple believed missing in a remote national park, officials said Monday.
Obama welcomes Prayut, Asean leaders to US summit
Associated Press, Published on 16/02/2016
» RANCHO MIRAGE, CALFIFORNIA – US President Barack Obama opened a meeting of leaders from a 10-nation bloc of Southeast Asian nations on Monday, calling the landmark gathering on US soil a reflection of his personal commitment to an enduring partnership with the diverse group of countries.
Malaysia confirms debris on southern beach not from MH370
Associated Press, Published on 26/01/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia confirmed Tuesday that the piece of metal found washed up on a Nakhon Si Thammarat beach last week was not from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing almost two years ago in one of aviation history's most enduring mysteries.
Thai captain of alleged slave-fish boat arrested
Associated Press, Published on 26/09/2015
» SABANG, INDONESIA — The Thai captain of a seized cargo ship carrying an estimated $2 million worth of seafood has been arrested in Indonesia on suspicion of illegal fishing, in the latest development linked to an Associated Press investigation that uncovered a slave island earlier this year.
More than 2,000 fishermen rescued
Associated Press, Published on 18/09/2015
» More than 2,000 fishermen have been rescued this year from brutal conditions at sea, their freedom prompted by an Associated Press investigation into seafood brought to the US from a slave island in eastern Indonesia.
Indonesia navy nabs Thai cargo ship
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2015
» JAKARTA — The Indonesian fisheries minister says a massive refrigerated cargo ship believed to be loaded with slave-caught fish has been seized by the navy and brought to shore after an Associated Press report alerted authorities about its presence in the country's waters.
8 fishing 'slaves' pulled from Thai boat in PNG
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2015
» Authorities in Papua New Guinea have rescued eight fishermen held on board a Thai-owned refrigerated cargo ship, and dozens of other boats are still being sought in response to an Associated Press report that included satellite photos and locations of slave vessels at sea.