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'No escape' for bent warders
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed tough action against all officials involved in awarding special privileges to Chinese inmates, after a raid at Bangkok Remand Prison uncovered prohibited items and allegations that women were being smuggled into restricted areas.
Mother held in Taiwan for 'trafficking' kid
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/11/2025
» Police in Taiwan have arrested a mother after her 12-year-old Thai daughter was abandoned and forced to provide sexual services to customers at a massage parlour in Tokyo, Japan, the Asahi Shimbun website says.
No excuse for abuse
News, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2025
» The International Labour Organization estimated in 2021 that 27.6 million people were victims of forced labour, including sexual exploitation -- a global challenge that remains a serious concern for Thailand as well.
Court ruling sets off blood screening row
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/10/2025
» LGBTQ+ advocates have urged the Thai Red Cross's National Blood Centre to revise its blood donation application form following an Administrative Court ruling which upheld the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations as non-discriminatory for public safety.
Young teens trafficked to sex bar in Myanmar
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/10/2025
» A 59-year-old man has been arrested in Tak province for alleged involvement in the trafficking of two young girls to serve Chinese customers at a karaoke bar in Myanmar.
Myanmar junta readies for sham poll
News, Published on 11/10/2025
» Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who currently serves as both the army's commander in chief and the country's head of state, has reshuffled the government's administrative structure in preparation for planned elections later this year.
Defaced murals spark graffiti ‘bombing’ debate in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2025
» A debate about street art has emerged in Bangkok, with some people calling for strict prosecution of vandals who defaced commissioned murals, while others argue that the acts were part of the normal “bombing” culture in graffiti art.
Blood donor ban upheld
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/09/2025
» The Central Administrative Court has ruled that the Thai Red Cross Society's refusal to accept blood donations from transgender women who were assigned male at birth is not discriminatory, citing the need to protect the safety of recipients.
Abbot faces probe over cash, women
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/09/2025
» Police are investigating financial transactions totalling around 500 million baht linked to the abbot of Wat Na Pahpong, a prominent temple in Pathum Thani, and also his relationships with women.
Govt denies seizing BBC footage
News, Published on 19/09/2025
» The Ministry of Tourism and Sports said no government officials seized any footage during the shooting of a controversial BBC documentary about sex tourism in Thailand titled Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise.