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Thai workers replace Cambodians in Chanthaburi longan harvest
Published on 15/08/2025
» More than 300 Thai workers began harvesting lamyai or longans in Soi Dao district of Chanthaburi province on Friday, replacing Cambodian workers who have returned to their home country because of border tensions.
Cambodian temporary workers given six-month extensions
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2025
» Cambodian temporary workers whose stay periods have expired have been granted a six-month extension to stay in Thailand, as authorities seek to deal with a labour shortage caused by border tensions.
Palestinian mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny Gaza starvation
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» MONTREAL — Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened.
Ethnic law a small win
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2025
» Three days before the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Aug 9, parliament finally passed a law to protect ethnic minorities' way of life. For Thailand's indigenous communities, which have fought for this law for decades, this is a bittersweet victory.
Repeated threats from homeland prompt Cambodians’ exodus
Published on 10/08/2025
» CHON BURI: Cambodian workers are being forced to leave Thailand amid threats from their homeland that they would otherwise lose their properties and citizenships, according to Thai employers and their Cambodian workers in this eastern province.
Trump's deals are weakening the rule of law
News, Published on 09/08/2025
» European Union trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic described the recent US-EU trade agreement in unvarnished terms. Agreeing to a 15% tariff on most exports to the United States and promising to purchase $750 billion (24 trillion baht) worth of American energy over three years and to invest another $600 billion in the US (not including an unspecified amount in additional orders of US-made military hardware) was "clearly the best deal we could get."
Chinese man arrested after armed standoff at Pattaya store
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/08/2025
» A Chinese national was arrested after carrying a gun into a convenience store in Pattaya in the early hours of Friday, triggering a tense two-hour standoff with police.
Chinese national arrested after armed standoff at Pattaya convenience store
Published on 08/08/2025
» PATTAYA: A Chinese national was arrested after carrying a gun into a convenience store in this seaside resort town in Chon Buri province in the early hours of Friday, triggering a tense two-hour standoff with police.
Pacific microstate sells passports to fund climate action
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» SYDNEY - A remote Pacific nation has started selling passports to fund climate action, but is so far struggling to attract new citizens to the low-lying, largely barren island.
US to require bonds of up to $15,000 from some visitors
Published on 05/08/2025
» Addressing what it calls “a clear national security threat”, the United States will require that some foreign visitors pay bonds of up to $15,000 to help ensure they do not overstay their visas, under a State Department trial programme announced on Monday.