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Sea gypsy attack 'planned', hearing told
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/02/2016
» The national rights advocacy body has called for local police to investigate claims that people who savagely attacked sea gypsies on Phuket's Rawai beach late last month acted as an organised group.
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A land dispute with grave consequences
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/01/2016
» ‘The cemetery land used to reach that Bengal almond tree over there,” Diao Thaleluek said, pointing to the tree’s broad, glossy leaves 20 metres from where he was standing. Followed by a swarm of mosquitoes, he took a few steps back, reached down and began to search the ground for a boundary marker.
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The long wait for the truth
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/09/2015
» Five years on, relatives of victims of the 2010 crackdown on red shirt protests are still seeking justice for the dead. As the Department of Special Investigation and the National Anti-Corruption Commission announced they were wrapping up their probes into the 99 deaths that resulted from military operations to retake areas occupied by protesters, relatives say they have more concerns than hopes regarding the outcomes of the investigations.
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Philip Morris denies cigarette tax evasion
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 29/08/2015
» Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris (Thailand) has denied claims that the company evaded taxes between 2003 and 2007, following accusations from NGOs and academics who are demanding the tobacco giant be prosecuted.
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Calls for cigarette execs to face court
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 26/08/2015
» Health lobbyists and academics have renewed their pleas to have 12 Philip Morris executives face court for the alleged masterminding of a tax evasion scheme worth billions of baht.
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Activists, experts welcome slave trade court
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/08/2015
» Rights activists and legal experts have welcomed the opening of a Criminal Court division for human trafficking cases, but say tighter law enforcement, as well as efficient regulation of the court itself must be implemented first.
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NACC investigates teachers' fund B2bn embezzlement
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 15/05/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will investigate former secretary-general to the Office of the Welfare Promotion Commission for Teachers and Education Personnel (Otep), Somsak Tachai, over his alleged embezzlement of more than two billion baht from a national teachers' fund.
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Tarit wins 30 more days to come clean on asset origins
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/04/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has extended the deadline for former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief, Tarit Pengdith, to explain where his wealth came from.
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