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Thailand security forces have spent $30 million on more than 1,500 fake bomb detectors to use against Islamist rebels despite the U.S. Embassy’s warning that the devices are useless “toys.” The Department of Special Investigation announced […]
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A Thai court sentenced the three police officers to death for the killing of a 17-year-old student eight years ago during a drug crackdown in Kalasin province. The officers had moved the boy’s body to conceal […]
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Saudi Athletes Cause Controversy The 2012 Olympics have marked a new turning point for women in Saudi Arabia after the country allowed two female athletes to compete in the games. Wojdan Shaherkani (Judo) and Sarah […]
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by Nichole Osinski Thailand has been named as a top destination for the trade and selling of elephant ivory by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The NGO reported that tens of thousands of African elephants […]
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Thailand and Myanmar have begun to work together in a joint project to construct a new deep sea port in Myanmar. The $50 billion Dawei dep sea port project will be on Myanmar’s southern Andaman […]
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By Nichole Osinski The tropical deciduous tree Kratom may be native to Thailand but it is still illegal to use it in the country. Traditionally chewed by people in Thailand, especially in the southern peninsula, […]
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The Bangkok Post reported that Thai ombudsmen are drafting a new law to stop illegal foreign ownership of land in the country. Pursuant to Thailand real estate law it is normally illegal for a foreigner to own […]
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The US Justice Department has dropped its human trafficking criminal case against Global Horizons Manpower Inc. involving Thai workers. Called “the biggest human trafficking case in US history” the EEOC website reported that Thai agricultural workers […]
