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16 'illegal' elephants seized from tourist areas
AFP, Published on 21/08/2013
» Police said Wednesday they had seized 16 elephants from tourist destinations as part of a nationwide swoop on operators suspected of using smuggled wild pachyderms for entertainment.
Struggling Phetchabun is Thailand's baby farm
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 24/08/2014
» Lom Sak district in Phetchabun has long been known for its sweet tamarind. But a new development that has brought unexpected notoriety to the area is leaving a bitter taste in everyone's mouths.
Songkhla illegals are Muslim Uighurs
Published on 16/04/2014
» The nationality of more than 40% of the 218 people detained in Songkhla last month has been verified as Muslim Uighurs from the Xinjiang region in China, Zhang Yiming, minister-counsellor at the Chinese embassy said Wednesday.
B1bn seized from wildlife, timber gang
King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/05/2014
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has seized assets worth 1,183 million baht from a network of illegal wildlife and rosewood traders in the Northeast, discovering a zoo used as a front for smuggling.
Look on the bright side
News, Published on 10/02/2024
» Bhumjaithai, the party now touted as a leading defender of the conservative camp, is bracing for an uncertain future after key figure Saksayam Chidchob was found guilty of concealing assets and running a company -- via a proxy -- that won government construction contracts.
Dems deny link to illegal pork racket
Post Reporters, Published on 02/12/2023
» The opposition Democrat Party has denied its acting party leader, Chalermchai Sri-on, abetted in illegal pork imports when he was agriculture and cooperatives minister under the previous government.
Thamanat vows crackdown on smuggled farm products
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2023
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow on Monday declared war on the smuggling of farm products into Thailand, which he says has driven down the price of locally made products.
Democrats to push for sex toy legalisation
Published on 24/04/2023
» The Democrat Party has pledged to push for legalising sex toys, saying it will bring more benefits beyond sexual pleasure.
Complaint laid over Thamanat's Australian conviction
Post Reporters, Published on 21/06/2021
» Seri Ruam Thai leader Sereepisuth Temeeyaves on Monday filed a complaint with the Narcotics Suppression Bureau demanding a criminal investigation against Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow over his conviction on a drug-related charge in Australia.
Women on frontlines of democracy movement
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» Denouncing sexual violence, demanding abortion reform and destigmatising sex work -- once-taboo issues are finding public expression in Thailand as women take up leadership roles in a youth-led pro-democracy movement.