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'Sin City' races NCPO to clean up its act
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/08/2014
» Pattaya officials are racing to clean up the resort's beaches and vice spots to try to shake off the "sin city" tag and prevent the military stepping in as they have done in Phuket and Hua Hin.
Life on the streets gets tougher for ladyboys
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/08/2014
» Ladyboy prostitute Gam is used to being arrested, paying a fine to police for soliciting, and then being released almost immediately to continue her work.
Police let mafia boss slip away
News, Published on 29/06/2014
» Pattaya police missed a chance to capture alleged Russian mafia kingpin Alexander Matusov more than a year ago, when the high-profile fugitive filed a robbery complaint against a transgender prostitute.
Gender variant clinic to open for teenagers
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/06/2014
» The opening of a gender variant clinic in Thailand will help gender non-conforming adolescents and their families gain proper advice leading to family acceptance, self-confidence and a healthy life, an adolescent specialist who initiated the clinic said.
Number of detainees hits 150
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 25/05/2014
» The number of people, mostly political activists, being detained by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has topped 150, according to the junta.
'Don't forget lese majeste prisoners'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/03/2014
» The public must not forget prisoners of conscience at this crucial juncture in Thai politics, a young student activist said after visiting lese majeste prisoners at the Bangkok Remand Prison on Saturday.
Couples flock to Bang Rak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2014
» Almost 1,000 brides and grooms flocked to Bang Rak district office in the capital to register their marriages on Valentine’s Day yesterday.
PDRC protest leader accused of 'anti-foreigner' slur
Published on 15/01/2014
» Celebrity protest leader Seri Wongmontha has been accused of launching into an "anti-foreigner" rant in the wake of an interview with a Western journalist.
Too late for the party, LGBT advocates vow political push
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 29/12/2013
» Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates are preparing to found a political party to strengthen their calls for equal sexual rights _ but it won't be in time for the election.
Serial agitator faces Thammasat's wrath over flag-flying protest
News, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 15/12/2013
» Saran Chuichai is no stranger to controversy, but the Thammasat University student's latest act of social agitation has been met with a strong backlash from her peers and placed her position on campus in jeopardy.