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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.
Caution about 'reform'
News, Postbag, Published on 04/10/2020
» Re: "Vicha proposes justice revamp", (BP, Oct 2).
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.
Rethink this London trip
News, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2018
» Just when it seemed the story had plumbed the depths, the unsavoury claim of a June 25 drugging and rape on already infamous Koh Tao has turned worse. Pol Maj Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn has announced an imminent trip to London. There, he claimed late last week, he intends to interrogate the 19-year-old woman who claims to be the victim. Pol Maj Gen Surachate, the high-profile deputy chief of the Tourist Police Bureau, has quite loudly doubted the woman's claim she was a crime victim. He said his London visit could end up proving the rape claim was false.