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“Based on our findings in various regions of Thailand, many Burmese migrants are unable to access the healthcare and welfare benefits to which they’re entitled or receive the official minimum wage of 300 baht (US$10) per day.”
Thailand’s businesses and its government must do more to protect the rights of vulnerable people abroad, analysts and activists said, after a landmark case filed by Cambodian farmers in a Bangkok court against a Thai sugar firm.
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Surachai told DVB that migrant fishermen are frequently threatened by Thai authorities and bosses if they raise their concerns.
International Relations Lead Story Military News
The biggest US force in years joined an annual military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the Thai junta’s invitation to neighbouring Burma’s army, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he needed a little more time in office to prepare the country for a general election, just days after his deputy said a vote planned for this year could be delayed.
Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms, and now, they have found a handy crutch to lean on as they intensify clampdowns: US President Donald Trump’s “fake news” mantra.
International Relations Lead Story News Rohingya
Thailand faced mounting calls on Thursday to stop pushing migrants back out to sea amid fears an exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Burma could spark a new wave of boatpeople.
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Thailand is preparing to receive people fleeing fighting in Burma and send them back “when they are ready,” the Thai prime minister said on Tuesday, following a series of attacks by Muslim insurgents on Burmese security forces last week.
Crime Human Trafficking Lead Story News
A judge handing down verdicts in Thailand’s biggest human trafficking trial on Wednesday had announced 21 guilty verdicts by mid-morning from 103 defendants, with judgments expected to last late into the day.
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Thailand aims to buy software to strengthen the military government’s ability to track online networks and monitor online activity while planning a cyber law that will expand powers to pry into private communications.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Wednesday a general election will be held this year after doubts were raised by a member of the national legislative assembly.
Thailand seeks to dispel concerns about a royal succession after Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn delays his ascension to the throne while he mourns his father.
Thailand’s people woke up on Friday to the first day in 70 years without King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a king worshipped as a father-figure who guided the nation through decades of change and turmoil.
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha says a new action film about the massacre of Chinese sailors on the Mekong River in 2011 will be banned if it is found to “damage” the country.
Amnesty International says Thailand’s military government has allowed a “culture of torture” to flourish since the army seized power in a 2014 coup.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha calls for acceptance of the outcome of a referendum that approved a military-backed constitution, saying unity was needed to tackle problems facing the country.
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The 7 August referendum on a new constitution will be the first real test of the junta’s popularity since it took power more than two years ago.
Human Trafficking Lead Story News
The trial of 92 suspected human traffickers, arrested after the discovery of shallow graves of migrants in Thai jungle, began in Bangkok on Tuesday.
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Having seen the full report, the judge ruled that the interests of the police outweighed those of the suspects.
Boatpeople Lead Story News Rohingya
Journalists Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian are accused of defamation over a report implicating the Thai navy in human trafficking.
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The Tak provincial government’s crackdown on undocumented Burmese migrants is causing a labour shortage in their factories, say manufacturers.
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Burma’s upper house speaker Khin Aung Myint urged Thai PM Prayuth to help ensure the trial is concluded according to law, and said that many Burmese are seriously concerned about the fate of the two suspects.
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Burma’s Upper House Speaker Khin Aung Myint and his team arrive with a collection of donations from Burmese MPs which they say will be used to bail out murder suspects Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun .
ASEAN Foreign Affairs Lead Story News
The 12th India- ASEAN summit was held on 12 November between heads of state and government ministers, including India’s PM Narendra Modi and ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh.
Following mixed messages from Thai PM Prayuth over allowing British police access to the investigation, Thai police chief says UK may observe only, but may request ‘additional investigations’ into any specific points.
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“Zaw Lin, the larger of the two youngsters, claimed he was kicked in the chest and punched. [The other suspect] Win Zaw Htun implied that he was struck around the head.”
Burma’s senior military leader urged the Thai government to ensure that the Burmese embassy’s special investigation team on the case “can conduct their work freely to uncover the truth”.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will visit Burma on 9 and 10 October and then attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Italy on 16 and 17 October.
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Thailand’s 3rd Army commander will discuss preparations to repatriate refugees during a three-day summit in August with Burmese officials.
The Thai Defence Ministry will welcome Burma’s supreme commander who will pay an official visit to Thailand on Friday to strengthen the two nation’s ties.
