Thailand’s Department of Corrections responds to allegations about coercion and forced labor in Thai...
Bangkok -
There is no coercion or inmate brutality in Thai prisons, only officials emphasizing behavioral development among inmates, the Department of Corrections declared over the past holiday weekend on December 24th, responding to allegations...
Soi Dog Foundation warns of dangers of sheltering amid distemper outbreak on Koh Kood
Koh Kood, Thailand-
Soi Dog Foundation is warning against the unmanaged sheltering of stray dogs following an outbreak of canine distemper virus at a government-run facility on the island of Koh Kood in Trat province.
Transmitted...
Human Rights Watch new report – Thailand: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights
Bangkok-
Transgender people in Thailand have no route to legal recognition of their gender identity, making them vulnerable to various forms of discrimination, Human Rights Watch said in a report released late last week with...
Thai PM visits southern Thailand this morning, Chana protesters call off overnight gathering
Southern Thailand -
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O'Cha and the National Security Council Committee visited the southern provinces this morning, December 15th, to follow up on national security performances on the borders and the Covid-19 situation.
The...
Chana villagers march to Government House to seek Thai Government action against Chana industrial...
Bangkok -
Local villagers from the Chana district in the southern province of Songkhla marched to the Government House yesterday afternoon, December 13th, from the UN headquarters where they had been protest-camping since last week.
The...
Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison at...
Myanmar -
The Myanmar Court has ruled to sentence the country's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison in an initial verdict today, December 6th, on charges of incitement and violating...
Rugby School Thailand raises 19000 baht for a local cancer charity, in honour of...
Pattaya, Thailand-
For the last couple of years, Rugby School Thailand staff members have taken part in ‘Movember’, a global initiative where participating men do their best to ‘grow a mo’ to raise money for...
New UNICEF report finds 240 million children with disabilities globally
BANGKOK, 2 December 2021 – The number of children with disabilities globally is estimated at almost 240 million, according to a new UNICEF report that confirms that children with disabilities are disadvantaged in most aspects of...
Majority of Thai people never watch pornography and oppose legal pornography, NIDA Poll reports
Bangkok -
The majority of Thai people never watch pornography and do not want legal pornography as it would affect children and youth, according to a poll by the National Institute for Development Administration (NIDA).
Thailand's polling center...
