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    Fleeing fishermen 'need help'

    News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/12/2014

    » Labour rights advocates are urging the government to step up efforts to help hundreds  of Thai fishermen believed to have escaped from exploitative work on trawlers to hide on Indonesian islands.

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    The prisoners with no hope of freedom

    Spectrum, Published on 07/12/2014

    » A bride, dressed in bright red, is surrounded by well-wishers presenting her with gifts. Outside, guests are treated to a meal of rice and curries while loud music blasts from generator-powered speakers. The couple are both Rohingya Muslims, displaced by the communal violence of 2012. She is from Sittwe, he from southern Rakhine state.

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    Surapong urges US upgrade

    News, Published on 28/03/2014

    » Caretaker Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has urged the United States to reward Thailand’s efforts to tackle human trafficking by upgrading the country’s status on an international people smuggling watchlist.

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    China seeks 100 runaway brides

    AFP, Published on 11/12/2014

    » BEIJING - Chinese police are seeking more than 100 Vietnamese brides who vanished after marrying bachelors from a poor rural area, with reports saying Thursday an "organised ring" could be behind the disappearance.

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    Leading by example

    Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 11/11/2014

    » At 8am on a typical school day, children, wearing their national costumes, line up and sing the Thai national anthem as the Thai flag is hoisted. In class, they study every subject in Thai with Thai teachers. At lunch, they enjoy local food. On Teachers’ Day, alumni revisit their teachers, presenting them with a jasmine garland.

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    Ageing Japan struggles to make immigrants feel at home

    AFP, Published on 20/11/2014

    » TOKYO - The first word Mr En learned when he started work on a construction site in Japan after moving from China was "baka" -- "idiot".

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    Changing ofthe guard

    News, Published on 08/11/2014

    » US ambassador Kristie Kenney leaves Thailand, having seemingly achieved little - The old cliques at the Justice Ministry show how they continue to hold sway - Though he might not like to hear it, Gen Prawit is a champion

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    Abusing the libel laws

    News, Published on 05/11/2014

    » The multiple lawsuits against British human rights defender Andy Hall came at a bad time for him and others who value free speech and the free exchange of ideas. Since the May 22 coup, martial law has put bans, restrictions and a general pause on such values. It was encouraging to note, then, that the court last week actually stepped in to halt an attempt to punish Mr Hall over a report he wrote on migrant labour.

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    Legal identities give girls protection to speak out

    News, Published on 25/11/2014

    » Imagine you’re a young girl in school and you’ve just received the results of a tough exam. You’ve done really well and you can’t wait to tell your parents. But as soon as you find them, you know something is wrong. You can see it in their eyes. And then you find out what’s going on: they’ve arranged for you to get married to a man twice your age because they can’t afford to look after you any more.

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    Prisoners can opt to work on fishing boats

    Online Reporters, Published on 22/11/2014

    » Prisoners who have served most of their terms or are close to being released will be allowed to work on fishing boats to ease the problems of crowded jails and human trafficking.

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