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Klatham Party thrown on the defensive
Published on 13/12/2025
» The Klatham Party is scrambling to contain a politically explosive scandal, with opponents in the People’s Party accusing it of having ties to a cross-border scam network. Two high-profile figures — Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow and People’s Party (PP) MP Rangsiman Rome — are at the centre of the war of words.
Ministry moves to shut down illegal factories
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/06/2025
» The surge of Chinese-owned industrial firms setting up in Thailand over the past several years has drastically reshaped the country's investment landscape, one that is increasingly hostile to long-term economic sustainability.
UN role can spur rights push
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 05/05/2025
» Despite recent progress on LGBTQ+ rights, Thailand continues to grapple with persistent human rights violations and must leverage its new role on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) better to address these issues.
7,000 foreigners in Myanmar await repatriation
Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2025
» More than 7,000 foreigners rescued from international scam call centres in Shwe Kokko and KK Park in Myawaddy, Myanmar are waiting to be repatriated to their home countries, according to the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF).
Critics slam 'failure of justice' in Tak Bai massacre case
AEKARACH SATTABURUTH, APINYA WIPATAYOTIN and WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM, Published on 03/11/2024
» Critics have slammed authorities in the justice system for their failure to bring defendants in the Tak Bai massacre case to trial before the statute of limitations expired.
20 years since rights lawyer Somchai disappeared, still no justice
Online Reporters, Published on 12/03/2024
» Twenty years have now passed since the disappearance of lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit and Thai and international human rights advocates are still waiting for justice and the truth to be told.
Ex-police chief indicted for role in Red Bull heir case
Bloomberg News and Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2024
» The attorney general has indicted former police chief Somyot Poompunmuang and seven others for helping Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya evade criminal charges after a deadly hit-and-run in 2012.
Thailand falls 7 places in corruption survey
Post Reporters, Published on 30/01/2024
» Thailand has fallen seven places, to 108th out of 180 countries, in the annual survey on corruption published by Transparency International.
UN: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ trafficked into scam centres
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2023
» Hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centres and other illegal online operations that have sprung up across Southeast Asia in recent years, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday.
Thailand improves but still ‘not free’
Online Reporters and AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» Thailand has improved slightly in an annual assessment by Freedom House but remains “not free” overall, the US democracy research group said on Thursday.