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British man convicted of infamous 'body in suitcase' murder
AFP, Published on 31/05/2022
» A court in Kanchanaburi on Tuesday convicted a British man of the 2014 murder of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase dumped in a river.
LGBTQ support lends 'new taste' to Thai politics
AFP, Published on 23/11/2020
» It takes Siraphob Attohi three hours to transform from a harried student into his drag queen persona Masala Bold -- a wisecracking MC, who raises calls for gender equality during protests for democratic reforms.
Scared but desperate, Thai sex workers forced to the street
AFP, Published on 05/04/2020
» A shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand's party scene and forced sex workers like Pim out of bars and onto desolate streets. She's scared but desperately needs customers to pay her rent.
Southeast Asian kids targeted by online paedophiles
AFP, Published on 17/05/2019
» Southeast Asia is in the grip of a fresh surge of paedophile activity with predators orchestrating and watching abuse on live-streaming sites and via webcams, and paying for it with near-untraceable cryptocurrency, victims and children's charities warn.
Gambia apologises to Thailand for sex tourism slur
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» BANJUL: The Gambia apologised to Thailand on Tuesday after its foreign minister said the Asian country was a haven for sex tourists, sparking a strongly worded protest from Bangkok.
Penis-whitening fad worries surgeons
AFP, Published on 03/02/2018
» PARIS: Plastic surgeons raised red flags this week about a penis whitening fad in skin colour-fixated Thailand, dismissing the procedure as a phallic "fashion" with uncertain benefits and many risks.
US charges 17 in sex trafficking ring
AFP, Published on 05/10/2016
» CHICAGO - US authorities said Wednesday they had shut down a sex trafficking ring and charged 17 people in a case stretching from Thailand to various major US cities.
Profile: Cambodia's private paedophile hunters
AFP, Published on 13/05/2016
» SIEM REAP - Using tip-offs, stakeouts and stealth, civilian investigators are playing a crucial role in helping Cambodian police track down foreign paedophiles, as they battle to spread the message that the impoverished nation will no longer be a playground for abusers.
Bangkok parties as Leicester lift English Premier League trophy
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» Cheers, spilt beers and confetti met the award of the English Premier League trophy to Leicester City on Saturday at a lively title party laid on by the Foxes' Thai owners in Bangkok.
Leicester players warned against Bangkok orgies
AFP, Published on 07/05/2016
» LONDON - Leicester vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has urged the Premier League champions to behave as he plans a Thailand return.