AUSTRALIANS ARRAIGNED IN THAILAND ON WAR WEAPON CHARGES
BUT STAR WITNESS WON’T BE TURNING UP SOON. Two Australians were remanded in chains at a military tribunal in Thailand
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Human Rights
MIGRANT WORKERS FACE FIVE YEARS FOR PROVING THEY WORKED A 20 HOUR DAY
NEW CHARGES OVER THEFT OF 2 BAHT CHICKEN FARM TIME CARDS POSE THE QUESTION ‘JUST HOW INSANE CAN THAILAND’S JUSTICE
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COACH AND KIDS IN THAI CAVE RESCUE WERE NOT THAI
It had to happen. One of my first thoughts when the news broke that 14 boys and their football coach
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GROUNDHOG DAY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
Having been quiet for a couple of weeks taking in the joys of rural England in the rare sunshine
Read moreThere are those Thai time cards again
Every time that I read that migrant workers in Thailand are being prosecuted for stealing their time cards, by a
Read more‘MOVE ALONG. THERE’S NOTHING TO SEE HERE!’ THAILAND’S FISHING INDUSTRY IN 2018
Thailand’s effort to put an end to slave labour in the fishing industry is little more then a ‘theatrical exercise
Read morePROTESTER IS ‘DISAPPEARED’ ON EVE OF ROYAL CREMATION
MILITARY DETENTION OR A TRIP TO THE RIVER KWAI Concerns have been raised over he safety of a critic of
Read moreHUMILIATED THAI COMPANY NOW SEEKS TO JAIL ITS MIGRANT WORKERS
In what would seem an almost unbelievable move, were it not Thailand, the poultry company Thammakaset, which was last month
Read moreMIGRANT WORKERS WERE ABUSED IN THAILAND – COURT RULES
EMPLOYEES COMPENSATED AND AWARDED 1.7 MILLION THAI BAHT US$5,2000 BUT THEY CONTINUE WITH CLAIM FOR US$1.2 MILLION In a landmark
Read moreANDY HALL TO SUE THAI POLICE, PROSECUTORS, AND NATURAL FRUIT
“I AM LAUNCHING THESE CASES WITH A HEAVY HEART” ….just in from Finnwatch Lawyers representing Andy Hall, a British researcher
Read moreFAKE NEWS AND THE TOURIST AUTHORITY OF THAILAND
THAILAND’S HAPPY LITTLE REFUGEES Flying Sporran’s Diary Have been very busy preparing to relocate recently, hence some inactivity here, but
Read moreDRAFT LAWS AGAINST TORTURE AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES – THAI GOVERNMENT ASKED
Five legal and human rights organisations have called on the Thai government not to prevaricate against drafting laws allowing prosecutions
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