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500 Indians Cross Over To Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Centres Raid
Nearly 500 Indian nationals crossed into Thailand following a crackdown on some notorious scam centres in Myanmar and India is working with Thai authorities to fly them home after completing the legal process.
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German Police Crack Down On Suspected Thai Prostitution Ring
German authorities searched 62 brothels, offices and homes in several federal states and arrested seven people on Wednesday in a crackdown on suspected human trafficking in connection with a Thai prostitution ring, prosecutors said.
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Thai Military Court Accepts Case Against 'Facebook Eight'
A Thai military court accepted a case today against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a military-backed charter.
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Thai General Among Human Trafficking Suspects in Court
Dozens of people arrested in Thailand's human trafficking crackdown, including a senior general, appeared in court today, days after the police officer in charge of the investigation tendered his resignation saying he feared for his life.
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ASEAN Launches Fund to Share Cost of Hosting Trafficking Victims
Southeast Asian countries Thursday launched a fund to share the cost of hosting human trafficking victims, after a regional migrant crisis saw victims ping-ponged between countries reluctant to accept them.
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Thai Crackdown on Rogue Fishing as Fears Grow Over EU Ban
A belated Thai clampdown on illegal fishing is forcing unlicensed vessels ashore, threatening to paralyse a key industry as the kingdom desperately tries to avoid a European Union ban on exports worth $1 billion a year.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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No Human Trafficking Camps Left in Southern Thailand, Say Police
Thai police said today there were no human trafficking camps left in southern Thailand following a month-long crackdown and the discovery of seven camps in mountainous jungle near the Thai-Malaysian border.
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Two Thai Men Await Sentence for 'Insulting' Royals
Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing today as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
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Thailand Police Bans Book Criticising Monarchy
Thai police have banned imports of a book they view as insulting the country's monarchy, as a crackdown against anti-royalist campaigns intensifies after a coup earlier this year.
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500 Indians Cross Over To Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Centres Raid
Nearly 500 Indian nationals crossed into Thailand following a crackdown on some notorious scam centres in Myanmar and India is working with Thai authorities to fly them home after completing the legal process.
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German Police Crack Down On Suspected Thai Prostitution Ring
German authorities searched 62 brothels, offices and homes in several federal states and arrested seven people on Wednesday in a crackdown on suspected human trafficking in connection with a Thai prostitution ring, prosecutors said.
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Thai Military Court Accepts Case Against 'Facebook Eight'
A Thai military court accepted a case today against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a military-backed charter.
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Thai General Among Human Trafficking Suspects in Court
Dozens of people arrested in Thailand's human trafficking crackdown, including a senior general, appeared in court today, days after the police officer in charge of the investigation tendered his resignation saying he feared for his life.
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ASEAN Launches Fund to Share Cost of Hosting Trafficking Victims
Southeast Asian countries Thursday launched a fund to share the cost of hosting human trafficking victims, after a regional migrant crisis saw victims ping-ponged between countries reluctant to accept them.
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Thai Crackdown on Rogue Fishing as Fears Grow Over EU Ban
A belated Thai clampdown on illegal fishing is forcing unlicensed vessels ashore, threatening to paralyse a key industry as the kingdom desperately tries to avoid a European Union ban on exports worth $1 billion a year.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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No Human Trafficking Camps Left in Southern Thailand, Say Police
Thai police said today there were no human trafficking camps left in southern Thailand following a month-long crackdown and the discovery of seven camps in mountainous jungle near the Thai-Malaysian border.
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Two Thai Men Await Sentence for 'Insulting' Royals
Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing today as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
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Thailand Police Bans Book Criticising Monarchy
Thai police have banned imports of a book they view as insulting the country's monarchy, as a crackdown against anti-royalist campaigns intensifies after a coup earlier this year.
