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Berry company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/09/2025
» A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for 62 counts of aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers, reported Xinhua, quoting national broadcaster Yle.
900 to pick berries in Finland
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/08/2024
» Nine hundred Thai labourers will be sent to Finland this year to work the berry harvesting season.
Berry pickers to get ministry help with trafficking claims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2022
» The Ministry of Labour is going to help a group of Thai citizens -- who allegedly became victims of human trafficking while in Finland -- with their legal concerns, it was announced yesterday.
Support for Finland workers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/09/2022
» Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin has spoken with his counterpart in Finland to ensure the fair treatment of Thai berry pickers in the northern European nation.
Outgoing ambassadors vow to boost economic ties
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/06/2020
» The Swedish and Finnish ambassadors to Thailand have praised the kingdom for its success in curbing Covid-19 infections and pledged to strengthen bilateral ties to restore the economy in the aftermath of the outbreak.
Finnish teaching methods 'boost learning potential'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/09/2019
» Many teachers upcountry are shedding their pedagogue approach as Thailand seeks to emulate education methods in Finland that focus on creating a happy atmosphere in schools.
3 arrested in blitz on foreign cons
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/06/2019
» Three alleged transnational criminals, including a Chinese man accused of being involved in an illegal online gambling operation worth over 2 billion baht, have been apprehended in a police crackdown on criminals using Thailand to evade arrest in their own countries.
Bitcoin scandal spreads to banks, stock exchange
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/08/2018
» A "whale" investor in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and staff at up to three Thai banks are suspected of being complicit in a 797 million baht (US$24 million) scandal involving a foreign investor and the cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC), police said Wednesday.
Slice of bitcoin fraud spoils 'went to actor's parents'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/08/2018
» Police have searched the parental home of actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit, a suspect at the centre of an alleged bitcoin scam, in Chon Buri after finding his elder brother had transferred 90 million baht thought connected to the fraud to their parents.
Farm faces court war with 14 'abused' Myanmar staff
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2018
» The criminal defamation case against 14 migrant labourers from Myanmar who worked at a Thai chicken farm gets under way at Don Muang Sub-district Court in Bangkok today with the first witnesses due to take the stand.