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Japan, Thai police to discuss measures against human trafficking
Kyodo News, Published on 02/02/2026
» Japanese police plan to dispatch senior officials to Thailand to discuss measures against human trafficking after a then 12-year-old Thai girl was forced to engage in sex work in Tokyo, Japanese police officials said on Monday.
Anatomy of a scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/01/2026
» Police say scammers will develop more sophisticated operations in 2026, allowing them to target victims more precisely, even though some scam centres along the borders of Myanmar and Cambodia have been dismantled in recent months.
Thai woman in child prostitution case extradited from Taiwan
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/12/2025
» Police on Tuesday arrested a Thai woman accused of forcing her 12-year-old daughter into prostitution in Japan, after she was extradited from Taiwan.
CNN Picks Bangkok for Global Countdown
Published on 23/12/2025
» CNN is set to broadcast its New Year’s Eve 2025 celebrations live from Bangkok, Thailand. This year, one of CNN’s Asia-Pacific Live Studios will be based at ICONSIAM, located on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River. Hosted by Anchor and Correspondent, Kristie Lu Stout and Senior International Correspondent, Will Ripley, live audio and visual signals from Bangkok will be transmitted through CNN’s global news network to international audiences worldwide across all CNN television and digital platforms.
Thai woman arrested in Taiwan returns to face child prostitution charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/12/2025
» Authorities anticipate the return of a Thai woman on Tuesday, who is accused of forcing her 12-year-old daughter into prostitution at a massage parlour in Japan this year.
Tourist ends up at wrong Bangkok airport, saved by taxi driver
Online Reporters, Published on 12/12/2025
» A foreign tourist’s frantic dash across Bangkok has become an unexpected feel-good viral story, after he credited a Thai taxi driver with saving him from missing his flight in what he described as a “legendary” ride.
Anwar calls for restraint as clashes spread
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged Thailand and Cambodia to exercise restraint in the wake of fresh clashes between the two countries, saying the fighting could undo all the work that went into the ceasefire deal that he brokered.
MRTA eyes Japan model for Praram 9
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/12/2025
» Tokyo: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is adopting Japan's well-established Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model as it prepares to launch its first commercial land development project early next year.
Push to reopen North Korean abduction case
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/12/2025
» A human rights group is calling on the Thai government to revive efforts to resolve the case of Anocha Panjoy, a Chiang Mai native abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
Nations send best wishes, offers of aid
News, Published on 01/12/2025
» Russia, Japan and China have expressed condolences over the devastating floods in the southern provinces, with Tokyo and Beijing also pledging emergency support for victims.