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Thailand snubs forced-labour pact
Reuters, Published on 12/06/2014
» GENEVA - Perpetrators of forced labour, which affects an estimated 21 million people globally, will be punished in most countries under a UN treaty clinched on Wednesday, despite being snubbed by Thailand and nearly all Gulf countries.
Prayuth: Interim govt inside 3 months
Reuters, Published on 13/06/2014
» An interim government would be set up in September at the latest, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday, the first time he has given a clear date on delegating any sort of power.
Govt wants more troops in Bangkok
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2014
» The government is to ask the army to deploy more troops in Bangkok as fears mount that the country's lengthy political crisis could move into a more violent phase.
Factory output falls for 12th month
Reuters, Published on 28/04/2014
» Factory output fell more than expected in March, showing how intractable political turmoil in Bangkok has hurt a key pillar of the economy and will cut growth prospects this year.
US groups urge sanctions on Thailand
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2014
» WASHINGTON - Thailand should be liable to potential US sanctions for failing to crack down on trafficking in migrant workers, a group of human rights and labour organisations said on Friday.
Recession looms, forecast cut to 1.5%
Reuters, Published on 19/05/2014
» Thailand's economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter as exports remained weak and domestic activity was battered by months of political unrest — which could put the country into recession.
Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday.
'Uighur' trafficking victims still unverified
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2014
» BEIJING - China's foreign ministry said on Monday that it was too soon to say if a group of about 200 people rescued by police from a human smuggling camp in southern Thailand were Uighurs from China's restive far western region of Xinjiang.
Grenade attack on NACC
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2014
» Grenades were thrown at the offices of th NationalAnti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which has summoned the prime minister to answer charges of dereliction of duty next week, as protesters trying to oust her prepared for a big weekend rally.
Iranian 'kidnapper' caught in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 06/04/2014
» DUBAI - An Iranian suspected of helping kidnap a British-Iranian businessman in Dubai has been arrested in Thailand and deported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.