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67 arrested in crackdown on triad-controlled prostitution ring in Hong Kong
Published on 11/08/2025
» Hong Kong police have arrested 67 people after an undercover operation found a triad group running membership clubs and bars that brought in sex workers from Thailand, Taiwan and mainland China.
YouTube, others 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse material
Published on 06/08/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online child sex abuse material on their platforms, and said YouTube in particular had been unresponsive to its enquiries.
Trump, EU chief seek deal in transatlantic tariffs standoff
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» TURNBERRY (UNITED KINGDOM) - US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen prepared to meet Sunday in Scotland in a push to resolve a months-long transatlantic trade standoff that is going down to the wire.
Trump to tour Fed as war on central bank chief ramps up
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump is due to visit the US Federal Reserve Thursday as the president escalates his pressure on its chairman Jerome Powell over the central bank's management of the economy.
Monastic discipline in the digital age
Oped, Published on 23/07/2025
» At a time when Thai society is reeling from scandals in the monastic community -- from leaked audio clips of money transfers via apps to secret relationships with women -- we are not merely shocked that "monks have done wrong", but rather at how swiftly the "image of purity" we've long upheld has collapsed.
Trump sues Wall Street Journal for article on note to Epstein
New York Times, Published on 19/07/2025
» NEW YORK — United States President Donald Trump on Friday accused Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal of defaming him in an article about a lewd birthday greeting that the publication said Trump had sent to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein decades ago.
Long struggle ahead for LGBTQ+ rights
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thailand enacted the Marriage Equality Bill on Jan 23 this year, making it the third country in Asia after Taiwan and Nepal to recognise same-sex marriage.
Is being born as an LGBTI person a medical issue?
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 30/06/2025
» June is a propitious time to remember the history of lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and their struggles to overcome discrimination and violence. One of the difficulties confronting them throughout the ages has been how the medical sector and related science view them, and how they should be treated by medical classifications. What is the situation today both locally and globally?
Trans Pride Thailand Celebrates Transformative Weekend
Published on 25/06/2025
» Bangkok, June 24 — Trans Pride Thailand 2025 concluded its two-day celebration, marking a pivotal moment for transgender rights advocacy in the kingdom. The event, held June 23-24 at Park Silom under the theme "Trans(formative) Pride: Reshaping the Future for Equality," drew unprecedented support from public, private, and civil society sectors.
Srettha: Pride events show equality not here yet
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/06/2025
» With Thailand having taken a historic step to legalise same-sex marriages, former prime minister Srettha Thavisin says the country must now look beyond symbolic celebrations and commit to a deeper, more enduring form of inclusion.