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Proposed sale of Dutch embassy site draws flak
News, Shreyaa Srivastava, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Dutch Association in Thailand has formally petitioned the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to halt the proposed sale of the Netherlands embassy compound in Bangkok -- a unique and historically significant property located at 206 Wireless Road.
PM unsure if she is on US visa ban list
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/03/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she does not know if she is on the list of Thai officials recently banned by Washington from obtaining visas to visit the country due to the recent deportation of 40 Uyghur detainees to China.
Govt to visit Uyghur deportees
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 17/03/2025
» Officials are scheduled to depart to China tomorrow to visit the Uyghurs that the government deported in late February, in a bid to placate critics who condemned the decision to deport them after over a decade in immigration detention.
Department of Corrections refutes detained Uyghurs' alleged letters calling for help
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2025
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has dismissed claims by an opposition MP that Uyghurs detained in Klongprem Prison sent letters opposing deportation to China.
Thai police crack down on foreign tourist offences after Pai hospital rampage
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/02/2025
» Tourist police and Immigration Bureau (IB) officers are cracking down on tourism-related offences in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province following the deportation of four Israeli nationals involved in a violent rampage at Pai Hospital.
Royal Thai Police says not deporting Uyghurs back to China
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/01/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has denied trying to deport a group of 48 Uyghur men to China as alleged by human rights advocates.
HRC term off to shaky start
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2024
» Winning a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in October is one thing. But walking the line of good human rights protection seems to be a different issue for the Thai government, which starts its three-year term with the body on Jan 1.
Rough start for 'new chinatown'
News, Patapee Ruangsri and Jo Ya Hsiung, Published on 20/08/2023
» A parallel Chinese society has grown up in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district as the number of Chinese expats has increased, deepening the reputation of Huai Khwang as the second Yaowarat, or Bangkok's new Chinatown.
Search on for navy sailor following huge ammo theft
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/07/2023
» The navy will kick a non-commissioned officer out for prolonged absence from duty amid allegations that he stole large quantities of ammunition from Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri.
Navy probes 'stolen' ammo allegations
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/07/2023
» The navy has opened an investigation into an ordnance officer believed to be responsible for stealing large quantity of cartridges from its arsenal in Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri, according to navy spokesman Adm Pokkrong Monthatphalin.