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Tesco facing legal claim over worker conditions at Thai clothing factory

  By Reuters and published by CNA London –  Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, is facing legal action from a group of migrant workers from Myanmar, alleging dire working conditions at a Thai factory which made clothes for the group’s F&F range. Law firm Leigh Day said 130 migrant workers are bringing a legal claim against

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PM could face legal action over quelling anti-Apec protesters: Academic

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEGAL ACTION MAY BE taken against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who was held accountable for yesterday’s use of force by policemen against anti-Apec demonstrators, according to a noted academic. Thammasat University law lecturer Prinya Thaewanarumitkul today (Nov.19) posted on his Facebook page to say legal action may be taken against

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Protesters who installed plaque face maximum 3 years in jail

CULTURE Minister Ittipol Khunpluem said at 1.30 p.m. today (Sept.22) the Fine Arts Department has been assigned to file a complaint for prosecution with the police against the Thammasat Alliance which over the weekend installed 2020 Khana Rasadorn plaque at Sanam Luang with maximum penalty under Ancient Monuments, Antiques. Objects of Art and National Museums

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Illegal seaside gazebo owners feel the heat as Navy takes action

By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OWNERS OF GAZEBOS illegally built on the shores of Surat Thani have been repeatedly urged to promptly dismantle those unpermitted structures or the authorities will do so instead. The navy’s Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre’s Second Area Commander Vice Adm Samrerng Chanthaso confirmed today (June 8) the navy-led authorities would

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