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Loss of innocence: Teens lure teens into sex work
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» The recent arrest of a 17-year-old girl who procured an underage girl for an Indian tourist in Pattaya highlighted the recent crackdown on prostitution and human trafficking rings whose perpetrators and victims are getting younger, according to police.
National security budget hike gets flak
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/06/2018
» Critics have taken aim at the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) for giving the green light to a 20% increase in the national security budget for the 2019 fiscal year
Campaigns 'must follow rules' says PM
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/06/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Wednesday shrugged off growing calls for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to lift a ban on political activities, hinting the government was unlikely to let election campaigns proceed freely.
Indian, teen procurer arrested for Pattaya child prostitution
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/06/2018
» Police in Pattaya have arrested an Indian man for paying for sex with a 14-year-old girl from Ubon Ratchathani and the 17-year-old girl who was the alleged procurer.
Police add 3 accomplices to monk hunt
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/05/2018
» Police are hunting two Thais and one Lao national who are believed to have helped two senior monks flee as they were being sought in connection with the temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Transgender women fined for posing naked for Chinese tourists
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 29/05/2018
» Three transgender women were arrested in Pattaya early on Tuesday after a clip showing them posing naked for Chinese tourists to take photos drew a barrage of criticism online.
Rents 'may rise' on regulations
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 29/05/2018
» Apartment rents are likely to increase after the Office of the Consumer Protection Board's (CPB) new regulations that control lease contracts for residential properties took effect on May 1, say legal and property consultants.
Police to probe more temples
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/05/2018
» The police force's Counter Corruption Division (CCD) has launched a fourth round of temple fund embezzlement probes with 30 temples already suspected of involvement in the alleged wrongdoing.
Cops raid shady electronic waste plant
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/05/2018
» Police and officials from the Industry Ministry on Thrusday launched a raid on a factory which allegedly imported hazardous electronic waste from abroad to Lat Krabang industrial estate in Bangkok.
Minuscule font bus routes to go large
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/05/2018
» City Hall is going to spend up to one million baht on redesigning bus route boards after the existing ones came under fire from commuters.