New Land Tax Law in Thailand Could Lead to a Higher Income Disparity

January 13, 2020

Thailand’s new land and building tax law was initially seen as a welcome end to the country’s outdated property tax practices, but now it is drawing a sharp division between Thai politicians. The controversy over the law doesn’t deal with the main intent of the law, which is to make landlords and landowners pay property […]

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Calls in Thailand to Castrate Rapists

January 13, 2020

MPs and current Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin have voiced support of a law that would require the chemical castration of convicted rapists. The push for legislation requiring castration of those who commit sexual crimes was first floated by Democrat MP for Samut Songkhram Rangsima Rodrasmi in the House of Representatives. She argued that castrating sex […]

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Thai Journalist Receives Two Year Jail Sentence for Defamation

January 9, 2020

A Thai journalist recently received a two-year jail sentence after being convicted of defamation in a Lopburi court. Suchanee Cloitre was charged with defamation after a tweet she made in 2016 while working as a local broadcaster. The tweet in question alleged that a local chicken farm, Thammakaset, had mistreated migrant workers from Myanmar. The accusation […]

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Justice Minister Pushes for a Megan’s Law in Thailand After Paroled Serial Killer Allegedly Murders Again

January 9, 2020

Thai Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said recently that the country needs to adopt its own version of America’s Megan’s Law, a federal law in the US that requires law enforcement agencies to make information available to the public about sex offenders, after a notorious serial killer allegedly murdered a 51-year-old woman after being released from prison. […]

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