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Kidney patients face big bills or death
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/07/2017
» Dialysis keeps people with kidney disease living, without it they will die, but the govt needs to "settle debts".
Foreign labour law: Flight to border & economic disruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2017
» New laws to "protect" migrant workers lead to mass flight to border by migrant workers afraid of new laws to protect them.
Trump-Prayut phone call: Closer ties begin
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/05/2017
» First time Thai Prime Minister invited to make state visit to US White House since 2006. Focus change from human rights to regional & economic issues.
Philippine workers: Thailand popular destination
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/04/2017
» Five times as many skilled Filipinos working in Thailand than any other ASEAN country. New border registration set to reduce illegal workers from neighboring countries.
Lahu activist killing: Release CCTV or lose public trust
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/03/2017
» "Is it all a police brutality cover-up?" critics are asking, after public is not allowed to see CCTV footage of the shooting of the young Lahu activist in Chiang Mai last week.
Thai prisons: Fall far short of world standards
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/03/2017
» Thais most likely to land in jail on minor drug charges, get stuffed into crowded cell, work for 8 baht a day with guards abusing them.
BBC reporter: 5 years jail for Thailand reporting lawsuit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/02/2017
» Retired British man scammed out of his life savings in Phuket & BBC reporter may go to prison if they lose in court.
Divisive & hateful political talk danger to world, Amnesty International
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/02/2017
» A poisonous politics of scapegoating & dehumanizing whole groups of people is sweeping the world from Trump in the US to Duterte in the Philippines to Erdogan in Turkey.
UN envoy, Amnesty denounce regime tactics
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2017
» UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion & expression launches scathing attack on alleged misuse of defamation laws in Thailand.
The need for justice to be accountable
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/01/2017
» Once again contempt of court law being used to prevent constructive public criticism of court rulings needed to make justice system accountable to the people, say legal experts.