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Immigration top brass 'took bribes' for triad visas
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/12/2022
» Three former division commanders of the Immigration Bureau (IB) have taken bribes for approving visas for more than 3,325 Chinese nationals, according to former politician and massage parlour tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit.
Foreign worker crackdown: Small mom & pop businesses suffering
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/07/2017
» Big corporate hotels & restaurant chains want the small cheap mom & pop restaurants & guesthouses licensed or shut down.
US Elections in English: Trump wins!
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2016
» Donald Trump has stunned America and the world, becoming the 45th president of the United States and proving the experts, the polls and even his own party leaders wrong.
Longer stay for migrant workers proposed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2016
» Currently 1.4 million workers from Myanmar, Cambodia & Laos in line waiting for a nationality check with with 1.5 million illegal foreign workers in Thailand.
2,000 boat people swim ashore in Malaysia & Indonesia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2015
» Smugglers redirect to Malaysia & Indonesia as Thailand cracks down on human-smuggling after discovery of mass graves.
What's new in business news: September 17, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/09/2014
» Prisons to get skills-training programs, 7-years to repay Yingluck rice scheme debt & forced labor fuels Malaysian export electronics sector.
Migrant workers: System doesn't work
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/05/2013
» Current system for migrant worker health & passports has failed, punishing rather than helping, workers then leave system & become illegal again.
Toxic Waste Killings: Will businessmen get away with it?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/04/2013
» 5 million baht to kill 5 local leaders. 2 dead, 1 case dropped, 1 going to court, 3 more contract killings to go?
Boston bombing suspect photos released (Saturday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/04/2013
» The 19-year-old second suspect has just been captured alive. Earlier his 26-year-old brother was killed in a shootout by police. (Earlier) Watch the key section of the FBI press conference here in which photos of the two brothers were first released.
Updated: Malaysia's territorial crisis – Attack has begun
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/03/2013
» Malaysia now has its own territorial crisis which has erupted into serious bloodshed. Like Thailand's unrest in the deep South, it has its origin in colonial times. Latest: Malaysian forces have launched an attack on the intruders.