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Freed drug dealer tells of anguish
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 26/10/2015
» 'Drugs took everything from me," said Sathaporn Srisa-ard, 48, a convicted dealer, fresh out of jail. On Oct 17, he breathed the air of freedom for the first time since his release from a jail term of 12 years and nine months. The sentence was commuted from 25 years on account of his good behaviour.
Cops oppose bail grant to ‘slave master’
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 29/08/2015
» Nakhon Pathom police have urged the provincial court to revoke bail for a farm owner facing human trafficking charges after 13 young illegal migrants from Laos were found in slave-like conditions in cages on his farm in Muang district.
Police interview Lao 'slaves' over trafficking
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 24/08/2015
» Thirteen illegal Lao labour immigrants who were rescued from an alleged "slavery farm" in Nakhon Pathom are being treated as witnesses in a suspected human trafficking case.
Digital economy body gets wide brief
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 14/01/2015
» The government is willing to change every draft law in efforts to realise the so-called digital economy, Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, an adviser to Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, said yesterday.
New measures to target illegal guides
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 24/12/2014
» The cabinet has approved measures to stop illegal foreign tour guides competing with local guides and presenting incorrect information about tourist attractions to visitors.
District at risk of 'losing its identity'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 03/11/2014
» Chiang Rai: Chiang Khong risks "losing its identity and soul" when the district is established as a special economic zone in 2016, a deputy district chief told a seminar.
Police hunt for jumbo killers
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 14/07/2014
» Ayutthaya police have launched a manhunt for poachers who killed a 50-year-old bull elephant and cut its tusks off in the province on Friday.
Border trade braves Cambodian exodus
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 17/06/2014
» Sa Kaeo: Border trade at Rong Kluea market in Sa Kaeo province has yet to feel the affects of the exodus of Cambodian workers back home.
Sa Kaeo operators hit by labour crunch
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 16/06/2014
» ARANYAPRATHET, SA KAEO — Farmers, vendors and small operators in Aranyaprathet are beginning to feel the pinch of a labour crunch while Cambodian traders along the border here fear for the future if the exodus continues at this rate.
Suthep floats silo raids to help farmers
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 07/02/2014
» Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban says protesters might break into warehouses to seize pledged rice and sell it to raise money for farmers.