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'Ground-breaking' accord on illegal fishing enters force
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» ROME - A "ground-breaking" international treaty to combat fishing pirates took effect Sunday, becoming legally binding in 29 countries that so far have adhered to it, the UN's food agency said.
New US law bans 'slave-produced' seafood
Published on 26/02/2016
» WASHINGTON - US officials are preparing to enforce an 86-year-old ban on importing goods made by children or slaves under new provisions of a law signed by President Barack Obama and aimed directly at Thailand.
Caught in a net of lies and abuse
Spectrum, Published on 01/03/2015
» Mr A broke down as he spoke about the family he left behind in Indonesia. Behind the two rough hands, his red face was trembling. The room fell silent but emotions ran high.
Time running out for Moken way of life
Spectrum, Published on 13/05/2012
» Village elder and midwife Liya Pramongkit, skin brown and furrowed as a walnut, spent her early life living as a nomad aboard handcrafted wooden boats called kabang. They were fashioned from giant rainforest logs; planking held together with vines.