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Hong Kong jails Thai parrot egg smuggler as customs cracks case amid rising trend
Published on 19/05/2025
» A traveller from Thailand has been given a two-year jail sentence in Hong Kong for smuggling 187 parrot eggs valued at an estimated HK$1.4 million (6 million baht), with an expert saying the seizure is part of a global uptick of such cases involving endangered species.
Wraps come off Thaksin's luxury room
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/05/2025
» 'Truth can never be concealed or suppressed forever, although it can be distorted temporarily. But sooner or later, it will emerge," according to an old saying.
Petchabun family porn case spurs call for govt action
Published on 18/05/2025
» The recent case of parents who filmed their children in pornographic videos in Phetchabun province should lead to more government intervention, says a Thammasat University academic.
Thai govt enforces rocket laws near airports
Post Reporters, Published on 18/05/2025
» The government is enforcing laws on rocket launches near airports more aggressively during the annual Bun Bang Fai festival, warning violators of penalties up to five years in prison, a 200,000 baht fine, or both.
Young Briton held with drugs in Georgia after Thailand trip
Published on 17/05/2025
» A young British woman whose family said was last seen in Thailand has been arrested 6,500 kilometres away in Georgia, accused of smuggling dozens of bags of cannabis into the country.
Coalition cracks deepen as Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai feud escalates
News, Published on 17/05/2025
» The open bickering between the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its largest coalition partner, Bhumjaithai, has prompted an opposition party to go on the defensive, according to observers.
UN slams Venezuela’s rights record
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» GENEVA - UN experts on Wednesday called on Venezuela’s government to stop holding opponents and activists incommunicado, saying the practice often amounted to “enforced disappearances”.
New petitions over ex-PM Thaksin's hospital stay
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2025
» Pressure is mounting on the government over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's prolonged stay at the Police General Hospital (PGH), with critics demanding transparency and accountability from both state officials and political leaders involved in the matter.
ABOUT POLITICS: A sound bit of advice
Oped, Published on 10/05/2025
» A message has been conveyed by a former finance minister to an aspiring one -- don't be too agreeable with the government when it comes to money matters.
Over 70 people seek probe into Rangsit dorm
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 08/05/2025
» More than 70 people petitioned the Lawyers Council of Thailand on Thursday, seeking legal assistance in a case against the owner of a privately owned dormitory in Rangsit, Pathum Thani, over alleged fraud.