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Kachin girls fall easy prey on border
dpa, Published on 10/11/2013
» JE YANG CAMP - A 17-year-old Kachin girl was locked in a room for three weeks while a Chinese couple tried to sell her as a "temporary wife" to the highest bidder.
Court postpones Andy Hall case
dpa, Published on 13/09/2013
» The Bangkok Southern Criminal Court postponed a case against a British labour activist for the fifth time on Friday after failing to locate the defendant.
Homeless foreigners on the rise
dpa, Published on 19/08/2013
» The number of homeless Westerners is on the rise in Thailand and the government is poorly prepared to deal with the emerging social problem, a charity warned Monday.
Vietnam restricts social media posts
dpa, Published on 01/08/2013
» Facebook users in Vietnam on Thursday slammed a new decree which bans people from posting information found online.
Hong Kong allows Snowden to leave
dpa, Published on 23/06/2013
» Edward Snowden, the former United States National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who is wanted for leaking details of a massive government surveillance programme, was allowed to leave Hong Kong Sunday.
Navy accused of killing Rohingya
dpa, Published on 13/03/2013
» A leading human rights group on Wednesday accused Thai navy personnel of shooting at least two Rohingya asylum seekers and called on the government to investigate the incident.