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How to bring 'slave master' lenders to heel
Published on 10/12/2023
» The scale of Thailand's informal debt has captured the government's attention, prompting it to declare the matter a national agenda issue and roll out a nationwide programme for debtors to register for help.
Just asking for trouble
Published on 08/10/2023
» The idea floated by Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin of legalising online gambling to boost government revenue has come under fire as critics believe the pursuit will be hard to control and will cause multiple social problems.
'Little ghosts' back to old tricks
News, Published on 03/05/2023
» The Royal Thai Police's Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) is stepping up efforts to investigate websites run by companies intent on duping Thais, known as "little ghosts", into working in South Korea illegally.
More than maid abuse
News, Published on 04/09/2022
» The maid-abuse scandal has revealed many layers of bureaucratic malaise which are perpetuated by a patronage system that eats away at meritocracy.
Where 'little ghosts' work almost unseen
News, Published on 24/07/2022
» Thai workers are expected to travel in droves to South Korea which is welcoming back foreign workers without quarantine requirements.
Prayut orders smuggler blitz
News, Published on 24/12/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered police to form a special committee to investigate state officials involved in the smuggling of illegal migrants, which has been blamed for the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
'Drugs' clip causes a stir
News, Published on 13/12/2020
» A TikTok clip of a Thai worker living in South Korea playing with what appears to be a yaba pill has sparked controversy and concern over possible damage to the reputation of Thai workers in this East Asian country.
Reform urged to end school abuse
News, Published on 30/11/2020
» Sexual abuse can be prevented by not only reforming the justice system to make it fairer for victims, but also educating youngsters and those around them right from kindergarten age to be vigilant for predatorial behaviour, according to social activists.
Migrants struggle to return despite sealed borders
News, Published on 26/07/2020
» Businesses have reopened and begun hiring after the government eased lockdown measures, but migrant workers who returned home and waited for the Covid-19 outbreak to clear are now finding themselves on the outside looking in, unable to re-enter the kingdom.
Police probe babies-for-sale websites
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/09/2019
» Police have launched an investigation into what is believed to be the sale of newborn babies online with website administrators suspected of brokering the illegal business.