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Sterilization Laws and the Fight for the Right to Reproduce

February 8, 2012

Sweden‘s Sterilization Law Sweden, often viewed as a beacon of political correctness, has, ironically, one of the most discriminatory laws concerning reproductive rights in the world. Swedish politicians are currently split over a 1972 law requiring individuals seeking to undergo gender reassignment surgery to be sterilized and unmarried. A potential amendment to the law will [...]

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Wanted: Media Officers

February 7, 2012

Popular Thailand-based media site www.thailawforum.com is currently looking for two Media Officers (one full-time, one part-time) to work at our office in Thailand, to develop content for our associated media website www.thailawforum.com and our website www.thailand-lawyer.com. Thailawforum.com is affiliated with the Thai law firm Chaninat andLeeds. Thailawforum.com is an accessible, informative, and entertaining medium for [...]

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Thailand Residents Seek Refuge at Government Savings Bank

February 7, 2012

According to officials at Thailand’s Government Savings Bank (GSB), deposits made to the GSP increased by 29.27 percent in the last year. The increase is likely due to new regulations by Thailand’s Deposit Protection Agency (DPA), which starting in August 2012 will limit insurance for deposits to just 1 million baht per bank. Unlike commercial [...]

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Western Women and Thailand’s Sex Tourism Industry

February 3, 2012

Although Thailand’s main attractions for tourists usually revolve around Thailand’s beaches, Thai food, nature, adventure sports, and cultural activities, the country also has a significant adult entertainment industry. Though Thailand is perhaps less well know for the sex industry than some of its neighbors (like Singapore), nevertheless there are pockets of tourist areas that cater [...]

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Divorce: An evolving phenomenon?

January 27, 2012

Divorce proceeding, whether located in the US or abroad, are rarely pleasant experiences for those involved. That said, a number of legal developments in the past week have conspired to make divorce a slightly easier, and much fairer, process for all involved. New York Awards Woman State’s First “No Fault Divorce” An aged Long Island [...]

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Gender Neutrality and Schools for Sex

January 24, 2012

Would “Gender Neutrality” work in Thailand The British parents of five-year-old Sasha Laxton, a boy brought up to be “gender neutral” have posted a youtube video in defense of their widely-criticized parenting method. The video stars Sasha claiming that gendered colors (pink, yellow, blue, and green) are “silly”, and when his mother asks him if [...]

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Silverlake Music Festival to be held in Pattaya

January 24, 2012

Music lovers trapped in Thailand take heart – band “Incubus” will rock Thailand on January 28th, for the “Silverlake Music Festival 2012”. The festival will be held inPattaya,Thailand, at the Silverlake Pattaya Vineyard, and will feature a variety of artists, including “Seether” and “Owl City”. Check out the festival’s website for more details. Incubus is a band [...]

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Sick Leave: Controversial Yemeni President heads to the US for “Medical Treatment”

January 23, 2012

Yemen’s president Ali Abudulla Saleh has left his home country to receive medical treatment in the U.S., despite widespread calls from Yemeni citizens for Saleh’s arrest. Saleh, who has been referred to by Yemeni opposition as “the Butcher”, is accused of authorizing a bloody crackdown on government protests during the “Arab Spring” of 2011. The [...]

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Thailand knows about Palestine, but does anybody else?

January 23, 2012

On January 19th, Thailand announced that it had recognized Palestine as an independent state. The news has been met with applause from a number of parties, including Thai academics, Southern Thai Muslim activists, and the Palestinian Authority; other groups, including the Israeli government, condemned the move. We visited the (in)famous Khao San Road in Bangkok to [...]

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Love at First Sight, or Love at Last Rites?

January 20, 2012

January 17th was beautiful day for a wedding in Surin, Thailand, when Thai T.V. producer Chadil Deffy married his dead girlfriend Ann Kamasuk. Looking dapper in a mourning suit and top hat, Chadil married the wedding dress-clad body of Kamasuk in an “act of great love”. Allegedly, Kamasuk, who had been Deffy’s significant other for [...]

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