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Booze ban fails to deter student drinking
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 19/05/2016
» Activists and academics have called for stricter enforcement of a ban on the sale of alcohol near educational institutions, saying the measure has failed to reduce drinking among youths.
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Regime orders itself not to torture
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 25/05/2016
» The cabinet agreed in principle Tuesday on a draft law for the prevention and suppression of torture and enforced disappearance, a proposal touted by the military regime as a key mechanism to better protect the rights of detainees.
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PM urged to act on football gambling
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 25/05/2016
» An anti-gambling network has called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to set up a committee to crack down on betting during the upcoming UEFA European Football Championships, especially those operating online-gambling websites.
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Thai bid for UNSC 'safe' despite regime
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 03/05/2016
» Thailand has affirmed its commitment to promote global peace and security even if it does not become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), says Virachai Plasai, Thai ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations.
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Contest reveals Thai-Indian links
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 03/05/2016
» Even though Thailand and India have shared cultural similarities for centuries, people still need to get to know each other, including by visiting the other country, the winner of the Namaste Thailand online contest said on a recent visit.
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Trafficked fishermen get help
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 04/04/2016
» SAMUT SAKHON: Labour rights activists yesterday launched the Thai and Migrant Fishers Union to help both Thai and migrant trawlermen repatriated from Indonesian islands fight for fair treatment after returning home.
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Govt 'ready to amend fishing law'
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/04/2016
» The Command Centre to Combat Illegal Fishing (CCCIF) insists the controversial new fishing law can be amended any time to ensure traditional fishing and marine ecology are protected.
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Still Songkran-crazy
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2016
» There was no let-up in the action on the last day of Songkran on Friday, and across the country water was still being thrown about with abandon as Thais and visitors tried to forget the worries of drought days ahead.
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Hardships await fishermen lured to Indonesia
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 20/04/2016
» 'I would never recommend anyone to work at sea," says a fisherman from Myanmar who lost four fingers in an accident while on a fishing trawler.
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Horse race operator demands lower taxes
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 21/04/2016
» A major horse racing operator is calling on the government to reduce taxes on earnings from horse racing by at least 10%, to be on par with other sports.
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