Thailand Upholds Death Sentence for Two Foreigners Convicted of Smuggling Meth

March 2, 2020

A Thai court in Rayong province recently upheld the death penalty for two foreigners and a Thai national convicted of smuggling 500 kg of meth into the Kingdom. Australian Luke Joshua Cook and his Thai wife Kanyarat Wediphitak as well as US citizen Tyler Gerard attempted to smuggle the drugs in on yacht but were […]

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Teacher Arrested For Selling Underage Girls for Sex

March 2, 2020

A Thai public schoolteacher and several others were arrested for selling teen girls for sex in karaoke bars they owned in Surin province. In total, 19 girls were detained from after the three karaoke bars were raided by authorities. Seven were underage. The owners of the bars are now being charged with human trafficking and […]

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Thai Official: The Darknet and Cryptocurrency Fueling Child Pornography

February 19, 2020

The darknet and cryptocurrency are making it harder than ever for authorities to crack down on the spread of child pornography online. That’s according to Pol Capt Khemachart Prakaihongmanee, deputy director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime at the Department of Special Investigations. Speaking at the “Protecting Children from Online Sexual Exploitation” […]

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Four Thais Arrested for Allegedly Posting ‘Fake News’ About the Coronavirus

February 19, 2020

Thailand police recently raided the homes of four individuals accused of spreading “fake news” about the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. The raids took place in Chonburi, Chachoengsao, Chiangmai, and Nan provinces. Officials from the Ministry Digital for Economy and Society, Technology Crime Suppression Division organized the raids and accompanied provincial authorities in making […]

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