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German Police Crack Down On Suspected Thai Prostitution Ring
German authorities searched 62 brothels, offices and homes in several federal states and arrested seven people on Wednesday in a crackdown on suspected human trafficking in connection with a Thai prostitution ring, prosecutors said.
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Thai Military Court Accepts Case Against 'Facebook Eight'
A Thai military court accepted a case today against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a military-backed charter.
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Thai General Among Human Trafficking Suspects in Court
Dozens of people arrested in Thailand's human trafficking crackdown, including a senior general, appeared in court today, days after the police officer in charge of the investigation tendered his resignation saying he feared for his life.
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ASEAN Launches Fund to Share Cost of Hosting Trafficking Victims
Southeast Asian countries Thursday launched a fund to share the cost of hosting human trafficking victims, after a regional migrant crisis saw victims ping-ponged between countries reluctant to accept them.
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Thai Crackdown on Rogue Fishing as Fears Grow Over EU Ban
A belated Thai clampdown on illegal fishing is forcing unlicensed vessels ashore, threatening to paralyse a key industry as the kingdom desperately tries to avoid a European Union ban on exports worth $1 billion a year.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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No Human Trafficking Camps Left in Southern Thailand, Say Police
Thai police said today there were no human trafficking camps left in southern Thailand following a month-long crackdown and the discovery of seven camps in mountainous jungle near the Thai-Malaysian border.
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Two Thai Men Await Sentence for 'Insulting' Royals
Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing today as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
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Thailand Police Bans Book Criticising Monarchy
Thai police have banned imports of a book they view as insulting the country's monarchy, as a crackdown against anti-royalist campaigns intensifies after a coup earlier this year.
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Thai Court Dismisses Murder Charges Against Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva
A Thai court on Thursday dismissed charges of murder and abuse of power against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban over a deadly crackdown on opposition protests in 2010.
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Thai Junta Compares its Intervention to Myanmar's 1988 Crackdown
Thailand's military on Friday compared its seizure of power in May to restore stability after months of unrest to the brutal crackdown by Myanmar's former junta in 1988 to snuff out a pro-democracy movement.
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Thai Police Offer Reward for Evidence on Anti-Coup Protesters
Thai police on Monday offered a financial reward to anyone providing photographic or video evidence to help them convict anti-coup protesters in an intensifying crackdown against critics of last month's military takeover.
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Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Quash 'Rumours' After Worker Exodus
Thailand and Cambodia agreed Tuesday to quash "rumours" of a crackdown against illegal migrant workers by the new Thai junta after the exodus of nearly 180,000 Cambodian labourers.
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Thai 'Junta' Pressuring Opponents into Silence
Thailand's ruling junta has found a new way of controlling its opponents and forcing them into silence: releasing them from custody only on condition they promise not to do anything "provocative."
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Thailand Coup Leader Threatens Crackdown if Protests Resume
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again.
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German Police Crack Down On Suspected Thai Prostitution Ring
German authorities searched 62 brothels, offices and homes in several federal states and arrested seven people on Wednesday in a crackdown on suspected human trafficking in connection with a Thai prostitution ring, prosecutors said.
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Thai Military Court Accepts Case Against 'Facebook Eight'
A Thai military court accepted a case today against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a military-backed charter.
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Thai General Among Human Trafficking Suspects in Court
Dozens of people arrested in Thailand's human trafficking crackdown, including a senior general, appeared in court today, days after the police officer in charge of the investigation tendered his resignation saying he feared for his life.
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ASEAN Launches Fund to Share Cost of Hosting Trafficking Victims
Southeast Asian countries Thursday launched a fund to share the cost of hosting human trafficking victims, after a regional migrant crisis saw victims ping-ponged between countries reluctant to accept them.
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Thai Crackdown on Rogue Fishing as Fears Grow Over EU Ban
A belated Thai clampdown on illegal fishing is forcing unlicensed vessels ashore, threatening to paralyse a key industry as the kingdom desperately tries to avoid a European Union ban on exports worth $1 billion a year.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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No Human Trafficking Camps Left in Southern Thailand, Say Police
Thai police said today there were no human trafficking camps left in southern Thailand following a month-long crackdown and the discovery of seven camps in mountainous jungle near the Thai-Malaysian border.
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Two Thai Men Await Sentence for 'Insulting' Royals
Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing today as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
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Thailand Police Bans Book Criticising Monarchy
Thai police have banned imports of a book they view as insulting the country's monarchy, as a crackdown against anti-royalist campaigns intensifies after a coup earlier this year.
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Thai Court Dismisses Murder Charges Against Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva
A Thai court on Thursday dismissed charges of murder and abuse of power against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban over a deadly crackdown on opposition protests in 2010.
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Thai Junta Compares its Intervention to Myanmar's 1988 Crackdown
Thailand's military on Friday compared its seizure of power in May to restore stability after months of unrest to the brutal crackdown by Myanmar's former junta in 1988 to snuff out a pro-democracy movement.
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Thai Police Offer Reward for Evidence on Anti-Coup Protesters
Thai police on Monday offered a financial reward to anyone providing photographic or video evidence to help them convict anti-coup protesters in an intensifying crackdown against critics of last month's military takeover.
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Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Quash 'Rumours' After Worker Exodus
Thailand and Cambodia agreed Tuesday to quash "rumours" of a crackdown against illegal migrant workers by the new Thai junta after the exodus of nearly 180,000 Cambodian labourers.
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Thai 'Junta' Pressuring Opponents into Silence
Thailand's ruling junta has found a new way of controlling its opponents and forcing them into silence: releasing them from custody only on condition they promise not to do anything "provocative."
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Thailand Coup Leader Threatens Crackdown if Protests Resume
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again.
