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Shelter from the storms of life
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/11/2017
» In a run-down rented house on the outskirts of Tak's Mae Sot district over 50 orphans live in cramped conditions. It's the only home 17-year-old Pawarit has ever known but he realises how fortunate he and his siblings are to be there.
Protect the gaur
News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2017
» The killings of three rare, wild gaur in Nakhon Ratchasima raise two concerns that should command swift and high-level action. Local police in Wang Nam Khieo district immediately began investigating the shootings. Provincial governor Wichian Chantharanothai actively entered the picture, a distinct step in the right direction. Important issues are at stake, apart from the obvious killing of protected animals.
Foreign gangs in government crosshairs
News, Published on 13/11/2017
» Almost 100,000 foreign nationals who have overstayed their visas have been targeted by authorities who are ramping up efforts to weed out transnational criminal gangs from Bangkok and other major tourist provinces.
5 arrested as police seize Malaysia-bound drugs haul
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/11/2017
» SONGKHLA: Five members of a suspected transnational drug trafficking gang have been arrested in Hat Yai district, with 200,000 speed pills and 81 kilogrammes of ice or crystal methamphetamine destined for Malaysia seized.
Huge Malaysia-bound drug haul made
Online Reporters, Published on 11/11/2017
» SONGKHLA: Five members of a suspected transnational drug trafficking gang have been arrested in Hat Yai, with 200,000 speed pills and 81 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine destined for Malaysia seized.
Couple caught, 500,000 speed pills hidden in barn
Published on 10/11/2017
» A couple believed to be major drug traffickers in the lower North were arrested after more than 500,000 methamphetamine pills were found hidden in a rice barn at their house in Phrom Phiram district.
Wildlife, drug trades cross bloody paths
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/11/2017
» The Golden Triangle -- an area where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet -- has long been notorious. In the old days, it was known as Asia's second opium production hub, behind the Golden Crescent in Afghanistan. After opium use declined, the Golden Triangle transformed into a production hub for heroin and recently ya ba, or methamphetamine.
Cambodia plans to close all unofficial border crossings
Published on 31/10/2017
» PHNOM PENH: Interior Minister Sar Kheng has renewed his demand that officials close all unauthorised entry points to Cambodia to prevent human and drug trafficking and other transnational crimes.
New questions, searches greet travellers flying to US
Associated Press, Published on 27/10/2017
» CHICAGO: Some were asked their hobbies and packing habits. Others were queried about what they do for a living. There were lines for security interviews and searches of carry-on bags.
Majestic vision swept suffering away
News, Published on 21/10/2017
» Today, @Thailand is paying a heartfelt tribute to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej with excerpts of four published stories dedicated to King Rama IX's many visionary projects and undertakings which have transformed the lives of the people as well as the highlanders on the fringes. From the 'pla nil' fish introduced to household kitchens thanks to a strong bond between the Thai and Japanese royal families, to the famed Doi Tung alternative development concept to combat illicit crops, the late King's benevolence has transcended borders. The late King's passing has also been honoured by the people of the mountains he had helped, in the most fitting manner ever accorded.