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Brothel shut after minors discovered
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/10/2025
» CHANTHABURI: A brothel in Khlung district that was found to be employing girls under the age of 18 has been shut down following a raid early yesterday, according to the police.
Congo: Where the tail is still wagging the dog
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/03/2025
» 'Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC," said President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo last October, and lo! It is coming to pass just as he predicted. But you can't tell the players without a programme, so a little bit of explanation first.
Minors rescued from karaoke sex bars
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/08/2024
» Six underage girls have been rescued during raids at two illegal karaoke bars in Buri Ram, according to the police Anti Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD).
The winner-take-all economy is ruining art, too
News, Allison Schrager, Published on 06/05/2024
» I was on the whole disappointed by this year's Whitney Biennial -- it was hard for me to tell if one video installation was art or an HR training video -- but as an economist, I have to admit the exhibition was successful in at least one respect: It did what art is supposed to do, which is to hold up a mirror to our society and economy. And this year's biennial shows how America's elite institutions are stifling innovation and creativity.
It's a good time to be working
News, Allison Schrager, Published on 07/03/2024
» The pandemic was so bad for working women, especially mothers, that it was known in some quarters as the "she-cession". But the recovery -- and can we please not call it the "she-covery" -- has been pretty good for them.
Teens claim they were forced into sex work
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/12/2023
» One of two suspects allegedly accused of engaging in the sex trade of minors and forcing them to sell narcotics in Rayong surrendered to police yesterday.
Minor rescued, traffickers nabbed in cross-border raid
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/10/2022
» Authorities have arrested five Thai suspects who allegedly duped a 13-year-old girl into working in a brothel in Malaysia, and in a joint operation rescued her and four other victims, says the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB).
Concerns raised over quality of news content
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 09/10/2022
» A consumer rights activist has expressed concern over the quality of Thailand's news coverage and media content, and urged the industry to raise the bar to better educate audiences.
Bogus ads 'still luring Thai workers'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2022
» The government has warned of widespread misleading advertising for overseas jobs in which many employees face mistreatment or even jail.
Thai women forced into Dubai sex trade rescued
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/05/2021
» Seven Thai women who were lured to work as sex workers in Dubai have been rescued and will return to Thailand soon, according to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).