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16 Myanmar migrants, 4 Thai smugglers arrested
Published on 10/07/2024
» NAKHON SAWAN: Sixteen illegal migrants from Myanmar and four Thai smugglers were arrested early Wednesday after the migrants were found crammed into a pickup truck at a drug checkpoint in Phayuha Khiri district.
17 illegal migrant workers caught during raid
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/06/2024
» Seventeen Lao women and two Thai employers were arrested during raids on karaoke bars and restaurants in Chon Buri's Laem Chabang in the early hours of Thursday.
17 arrested in bar raids
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 28/06/2024
» CHON BURI: Seventeen Lao women were arrested in raids on karaoke bars and restaurants in Laem Chabang in the early hours of yesterday morning after authorities found they were working in the country without the required permits.
17 illegal migrant workers caught during raid
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 27/06/2024
» CHON BURI: Seventeen Lao women and two Thai employers were arrested during raids on karaoke bars and restaurants in Laem Chabang of this eastern province in the early hours of Thursday.
Malaysia defends eviction of sea nomads
Reuters, Published on 08/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was aimed at boosting security and combating cross-border crime.
Khao San raids crack down on laughing gas
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/06/2024
» Nineteen migrant workers were arrested for selling laughing gas-filled balloons to tourists during a police raid on entertainment venues and shops on Khao San Road in Bangkok.
Panel outlines plan to fix migrant woes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/06/2024
» The National Committee on Migrant Workers Management has approved three guidelines aimed at easing the country's labour shortage and addressing the problem of illegal workers in Thailand.
Malaysia evicts 500 ‘sea nomads’
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - More than 500 people from seafaring communities along the coast of Sabah state have been evicted from their homes this week as part of a Malaysian government crackdown on undocumented migrants, local activists said.
Sex workers in peril
Published on 02/06/2024
» Sex workers in Bangkok say they feel unsafe as they cannot report cases of assault to the police without fear of being prosecuted for prostitution.
A Thai actor takes the stage at Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/05/2024
» In a dreary rural town in Taiwan, illegal Southeast Asian workers live a precarious existence toiling away in farms or homes while enduring tough bosses and prying authorities. Most of them are from the Philippines or Indonesia, but there are also a large number from Myanmar and Thailand.