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Two fugitive brothel heads face 14 counts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/06/2016
» The Criminal Court has approved arrest warrants for two executives of Nataree massage parlour who are wanted on 14 charges related to human trafficking, engaging in the prostitution trade, and sheltering illegal migrant workers, a senior police officer says.
MRTA considering new rail contracts
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 15/06/2016
» The board of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will be asked today to allow the agency to directly negotiate with the operator of the Blue Line to run two extensions to maintain operational consistency and fix the so-called missing link problem.
The European Union can't outsource its refugee crisis
News, Published on 15/06/2016
» Europe's latest plan to stem the flow of migrants to its shores raises awkward questions. The situation is urgent, and the need for bold action is indisputable -- but the new proposals are both troubling and inadequate.
Playing dead, to live
News, New York Times, Published on 15/06/2016
» As the sound of gunfire in the nightclub grew louder, a patron named Orlando and a female friend took cover in a cramped bathroom stall, contorting their bodies on top of the toilet so their feet could not be seen. The gunman burst into the bathroom, went straight to the stall next to them and shot the people inside.
City leaves commuters in the lurch
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 15/06/2016
» After a long fight, commuters in Thon Buri's Wutthakat area who have to cross a small canal via the BTS station of the same name are to get a facility they have long deserved -- a bridge.
Will Orlando bring about the end of the United States?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/06/2016
» "If we do not get tough and smart real fast, we are not going to have a country any more," said Donald Trump after the massacre in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando early on Sunday morning, and The Donald never exaggerates. The United States is a very fragile entity, only two-and-a-bit centuries old. One more attack like Orlando -- 49 dead and 53 wounded -- and it's finished.
The correct answer
News, Postbag, Published on 15/06/2016
» Re: "Abbot, four others face indictment", (BP, June 14)
Misuse of the courts
News, Editorial, Published on 15/06/2016
» The army group in charge of security in the deep South is taking a dangerous and misguided step in trying to punish critics in court. The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) has filed double-edged criminal suits against the heads of three NGOs for publishing a booklet last February, starkly called Torture, and clearly detailing 54 credible cases of alleged army mistreatment of detainees in the South. Isoc denies there was any torture, at any time, and claims it has been damaged by the printed cases.
A sugar tax is not the answer to obesity
News, Chayada Bhadrakom, Published on 15/06/2016
» A government plan to impose a tax on sugary drinks, as a price mechanism to lead people to cut back on consuming sweetened beverages and reduce the health risks posed by unhealthy dietary habits, may not be helpful if implemented as a stand-alone measure.
18 policemen botched 'Ying Kai' probes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/07/2016
» A probe into the police handling of alleged con woman Monta "Ying Kai" Yokrattanakan's case has found 18 Pracha Chuen police officers failed to perform their duties in line with police regulations.