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More action sought against 'Buddha's son'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/03/2025
» A former Democrat MP Tankhun Jitt-itsara is urging the authorities to take further action against the so-called mind-connection cult after a picture of its nine-year-old leader claiming to be a son of Lord Buddha resurfaced online.
Thai waters in peril
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2025
» Thailand's waterways and seas both face ecological crises that could devastate ecosystems, food security, and millions of livelihoods if left unchecked. Two protests this week reflect the urgency of these issues. Small-scale fishermen and environmentalists have gathered at the Senate to oppose an amendment to the Fisheries Act allowing trawlers to sweep clean the sea. Meanwhile, fishermen and aquaculture farmers from 19 provinces have rallied at Government House, demanding the government address the spread of the invasive blackchin tilapia, or pla mor khang dam in Thai, a fish wreaking havoc in river ecosystems across the country.
Myanmar man busted for juvenile porn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2025
» A Myanmar worker has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing two boys and distributing obscene video clips of the abuse in an online chat group.
Breaking the cycle
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/09/2024
» The director of Baan Kanchanapisek Vocational Juvenile Training Centre for Boys, Thicha Nanakorn, last month posted on Facebook that her contract as a juvenile justice expert had not been renewed. This means her position as the director of 20 years will end on Sept 30.
Police ‘violated teen mall shooter’s rights’
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 20/07/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicated that the actions of police officers who released photos and video of a 14-year-old boy who killed three people during a shooting rampage at Siam Paragon last October violated his human rights.
Education for 'war kids'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2024
» The fighting in Myanmar resumed this week after a five-month ceasefire brokered by China between junta forces and ethnic minority insurgents apparently fell to bits. Ironically, the renewed strife took place a few days after the world marked World Refugee Day last Thursday.
Mule account owners for scam gangs arrested
Online Reporters, Published on 13/06/2024
» Three people accused of opening mule accounts for scam gangs have been arrested separately in Bangkok and two other provinces.
Prosecutors to monitor ‘scapegoat’ probe
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2024
» The attorney-general has set up a panel of prosecutors to oversee a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigation into the case of a man forced to falsely confess to his wife’s murder.
Parents of street racers face charges
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/02/2024
» The parents of 10 youths caught in recent motorcycle street racing in Samut Prakan have been charged with allowing their children to engage in reckless, law-breaking behaviour and fined 10,000 baht, assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Samran Nualma said on Thursday.
Kids in face of criminal justice system
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/02/2024
» Passions are raised understandably when children are alleged to have committed crimes. Yet, a balanced approach is required; emotions need to be moderated, and rationalisation needs to be advocated.