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How to boost confidence in the police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/03/2016
» Long criticised for corruption, inefficiency & influence peddling, reform of police should come first, most Thais would say.
Amnesty International: Human Rights Report 2015-16
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/02/2016
» Restrictions on media & political gatherings, military courts for civilians, lese majeste, attitude adjustment sessions & forced disappearances, all ways dissent silenced in the name of security, says Amnesty International.
Slave-caught fish: Obama ready to sign ban on imports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/02/2016
» As a result of Associated Press investigative journalism into forced "slave" labour in Thailand's fishing industry, US fish imports can be banned if situation persists.
Southern insurgency torture report
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2016
» Water boarding, choking, beating, sexual assault, sleep & sensory deprivation, all allegedly torture methods used by police & military in southern insurgency.
Honest policeman unfairly treated: Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/12/2015
» After law enforcement success, honest & hardworking police officer made unwelcome at all provincial police bureaus except the deep South that most policemen don’t want to be sent to.
Shrimp peeled by slaves in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/12/2015
» After Myanmar couple sold to shrimp factory, peeled about 175 pounds of shrimp for $4 a day, less than half what they were promised & without proper documents they go to jail, while owners go unpunished
Thailand believed to have deported 2 Chinese activists
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/11/2015
» Thai immigration police allegedly took two Chinese political refugees under UN protection from their homes & put them on an airplane to China.
Maid slavery in Thailand: UN diplomat settles case out of court
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/11/2015
» Slapped hard & beaten 3 times a week by UN diplomat boss, only fed rice, forced to sleep with family dog, passport & pay withheld, Thai courts finally give Ethiopian maid justice.
Koh Tao trial extension: Defence details threats, torture, intimidation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/09/2015
» Torture, threats & intimidation by local police investigators & authorities, so difficult to get defence witnesses to testify, so trial extension give to defence.
What's new in business news: August 31, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/08/2015
» PM Prayut & Philippine President Aquino discuss trade, labour & defense ahead of Asean Economic Community, China-Japan rivalry in Indonesian rail project heats up & 2nd Thai-Myanmar bridge construction begins.