THE Foreign Affairs Ministry today (April 3) announced that human remains had been found aboard Thai cargo ship Mayuree Naree that was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 with three crew members missing since then while 20 were rescued but identification is not yet possible, TV Channel 7 said. Precious Shipping
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Thai NGO asks Karens to help free 90 human trafficking victims
A THAI non-government organization (NGO) team urged leaders of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) to help free 90 victims of human trafficking who despite having requested assistance are still being detained and tortured by Chinese Mafia running online scam centres at Myawaddy township, just across from Thai border town Mae Sot, Amarin TV said.
Read moreOver 120,000 victims working like slaves for Chinese Mafia in Cambodia: Sam Rainsy
CAMBODIA’S exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy said in a Facebook post today (July 11) that over 120,000 people have been locked up in various buildings across his country and forced to work like slaves for the Chinese Mafia, Naewna newspaper said. He claimed that Amnesty International’s over 250-page report based on 18 months of
Read moreUS aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia
By AP and published by Yahoo!News US President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organisations fighting human trafficking and forced labour in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held captive and forced to work in call centres running telephone scams. Hundreds of thousands of people work in
Read more3 Thai women rescued from horrific human egg farm in Georgia
THREE Thai women who were among a 100 trapped at a human egg farm in Georgia being given hormones for extraction of their ova for sale to third countries were rescued with the help of Interpol and it is feared the Chinese Mafia gang could be after the unborn babies’ stem cells and organs
Read more2 Rohingyas dead, 9 in coma after being dumped in Chumphon by human traffickers
HUMAN traffickers taking a group of 70 Rohingya people in a tightly packed pickup truck from Chiang Rai to the Thai-Malaysian border dumped two of them who had died and 10 others with nine now in coma at a dense thicket in Chumphon province, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 17). At 11.30 a.m. Pol.
Read moreThailand elected UN Human Rights panel member despite questions
THAILAND was elected by the UN General Assembly as one of 18 new members of the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday even though questions have arisen over human rights issues in the country with many violations committed by state officials, Thai Rath newspaper said yesterday (Oct. 10). Thailand received 177 votes by secret ballot
Read moreEnough evidence to file charges of taking bribes from berry pickers: DSI
THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said today (Jan. 12) there is enough evidence to file charges against two former ministers and two senior Labour Ministry officials of taking bribes from Thai workers who went to work as wild berry pickers in Finland but human trafficking charges are still be investigated, TV Channel 7
Read moreFormer ministers, senior officials face charges of defrauding Thai berry pickers
THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has decided to file charges against two former ministers and two senior Labour Ministry officials over human trafficking Thais who had gone to work in Finland as wild berry pickers and being linked to the wrongful collection of 3,000 baht from each of them to do so for
Read moreHouses near Three Pagodas Pass suspected as human trafficking channels
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN HOUSES IN VICINITY OF Three Pagodas Pass border area in Kanchanaburi are suspected as clandestine passageways for human trafficking and goods smuggling scams. Members of the House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs and National Strategies and Reform have recently visited Three Pagodas Pass area in Sangkhla district of
Read moreAmnesty slams global double standards while urging Thai govt to uphold rights
AMNESTY International’s annual report has drawn attention to global human rights double standards and failure of the international community to continually support the principles of human rights and universal values, Sanook.com said today (Mar. 29). Regarding the human rights situation in Thailand the NGO said there are many issues of concern including the rights
Read moreVictim files complaint against brutal romance scam in Philippines
A THAI woman filed a complaint with police about being tricked into working for a romance scam in the Philippines and being handcuffed and severely beaten, including use of electric shocks and waterboarding, upon asking to return home but finally being freed after paying 100,000 baht ransom but with a threat of filming and
Read morePolice crackdown on gangs sending victims to ‘hell fishing boats’
A TEAM of top police officers led raids on six locations in three provinces to crush human trafficking gangs that send their victims to “hell fishing boats” where they are forced to work like slaves and beaten if they refuse to take drugs, Naewna newspaper said this morning (May 5). Deputy National Police Chief Pol.
Read moreIn a first, US surgeons attach a pig kidney to a human successfully
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times New York – For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU
Read moreUN Human Rights Office urges Thailand to promptly enact key legislation
THE UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia called on Thailand to promptly enact a draft law on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance and ensure it meets international standards. The draft law was approved on September 16 for review by Thailand’s House of Representatives, and the Ad-Hoc Committee appointed to review it
Read moreMyanmar violence escalating, creating ‘rights catastrophe’: UN
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Geneva – The United Nations rights chief said today (Jun 11) that violence was escalating across Myanmar, warning that the country had plunged into a “human rights catastrophe” since the Feb 1 coup. Pointing to reported military build-up in several regions of the country, UN High Commissioner for
Read moreProtesters submit petition to UN Human Rights Office
THE June 24 Democracy Group ended their rally in front of the UN office around noon today (Dec. 10) after handing over their petition to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to pressure the Thai government to repeal Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, Thai
Read moreUS human trials begin for first antibody cocktail against Covid-19
(CNN) A medicine that may treat and prevent Covid-19 is now being tested in patients in multiple sites around the United States, according to an announcement today (June 11) from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. It is the first trial of a Covid-19 antibody cocktail in the United States. If successful, Regeneron hopes it could be available
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