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Thailand extradites Japanese scam suspect
Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2023
» A Japanese man accused of defrauding an individual in his homeland over the phone from his base in Thailand has been extradited to Japan and arrested there, investigative sources said on Wednesday.
Scammers tricked Japanese victims out of billions
Post Reporters, Published on 08/11/2023
» Police have arrested four men, two Taiwanese and two Japanese, for allegedly running a call scam that defrauded about 17,500 victims in Japan out of the equivalent 9.5 billion baht in less than two years.
Calls for Maniq tribe to get their own patch
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2023
» A group of conservationists are calling for areas to be designated as conservation areas for the Maniq tribe, a group of hunter-gatherers commonly known as Sakai.
Royal Thai Navy visits Japan, signs TOR
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/02/2023
» Navy chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet paid an official visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in Tokyo and signed a terms of reference (TOR) with the force to enhance military cooperation between Thailand and Japan, the navy said yesterday.
Asean urged to protect the Maniq people
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/11/2020
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should negotiate an agreement for the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities, including the Maniq (Sakai), some of whom settled in the South of Thailand during the coronavirus outbreak, a forum was told.
No stopping Thais' march to the polls
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/03/2019
» The first election in five years on Sunday drew voters from all walks of life to vote regardless of age, illness, tsunami threats or wedding nuptials.
Testing the limits of the UHC scheme
News, Itsarin Tisantia, Published on 06/12/2018
» PHATTHALUNG: The indigenous Mani (or Maniq) people used to live an isolated and misunderstood existence. These days, not only do many of them have Thai identification cards, they also have access to the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme, which allows them to seek treatments for their injuries and/or illnesses.
Worlds apart: Maniq confront modern life
Spectrum, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/05/2018
» A cluster of children from the Maniq ethnic group are doing something their ancestors may have never been able to picture -- watching a TV show.
Four soldiers wounded in Narathiwat blast
Waedao Harai, Published on 18/02/2018
» NARATHIWAT: Four soldiers of an engineering battalion were injured in a bomb explosion in Chanae district while delivering food supplies to a road repair unit on Sunday, police said.
More Mani people receive Thai citizenship, ID cards
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/02/2018
» Phatthalung: Another 31 ethnic Mani people, better known in Thailand as Sakai, have been granted the right to hold Thai ID cards and seek health care services under the state's universal coverage health scheme.