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MODERN SLAVERY IS THRIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
The national Modern Slavery Helpline was set up by Unseen, a British charity that works toward ending slavery globally... READ MORE›
LIZARD AND TURTLE AMONG 100 NEW SPECIES FOUND
Every year scientists announce dozens of new species discovered in the region surrounding the Mekong, which flows through China, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam... READ MORE›
CROCODILE LIZARD IS ONE OF 115 NEW SPECIES FOUND IN GREATER MEKONG
A snail-eating turtle found in a food market and a bat with a horseshoe-shaped face are among 115 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region... READ MORE›
RESCUING BOYS FROM THAILAND'S NORTHERN SEX TRADE
NGO Urban Light in Chiang Mai has reached 5,000 teenagers caught up in prostitution rackets in Thailand's second city... READ MORE›
US TOURISTS HELD FOR BARING BUTTOCKS AT THAI TEMPLE
The tourists had taken the picture at Bangkok's famous Wat Arun temple and posted it on Twitter and Instagram... READ MORE›
MAN GIVEN 472 YEARS FOR SEX TRAFFICKING - LONGEST PRISON SENTENCE FOR CRIME IN HISTORY
Brock Franklin, 31, ran a human trafficking ring that reportedly recruited its victims, several women and girls, on Facebook... READ MORE›
THE COST OF LOVE: WHY NOT EVERYONE IS THRILLED FOR HARRY AND MEGHAN
As of the beginning of 2017, there had been 115 convictions registered for human trafficking in Canada... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Bangkok- Thailand
DESIGNATED NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER AND HIS SON ARE AMONG THOSE PUSHING CLINTON CONSPIRACY THEORY
One family associate said that Michael G. Flynn's prior work experience included a stint working for an uncle's printing company in California... READ MORE›
'IF YOU DON'T TAKE A JOB AS A PROSTITUTE, WE CAN STOP YOUR BENEFITS'
Employers in the sex industry can also advertise in job centres, a move that came into force this month... READ MORE›
WHAT SHOULD TOURISTS DO IN THAILAND AFTER KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH?
Thailand's lese majeste laws are among the strictest in the world, designed to protect the most senior members of the royal family from insult or threat... READ MORE›
THAI KING, WORLDS LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH, DIES AFTER 70 YEARS ON THRONE
BANGKOK -- Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne... READ MORE›
CHINA IS TRANSFORMING SOUTHEAST ASIA FASTER THAN EVER
China's investment is transforming its smaller Southeast Asian neighbors like never before while helping turn Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar into bigger destinations for its exports... READ MORE›
THAI KING'S BODY TRANSFERRED TO PALACE AS YEAR OF MOURNING BEGINS
Thais line streets of Bangkok to pay respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday after 70 years on throne... READ MORE›
THAIS MOURN DEATH OF REVERED KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The people of Thailand mourn the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a pillar of stability in the country during his 70-year reign... READ MORE›
OVERSEAS ORPHANAGES UNDER SCRUTINY AS AUSTRALIANS TOLD TO WITHDRAW SUPPORT
Bangkok Australians are likely to be soon banned from supporting orphanages in countries like Cambodia... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN DJ JAILED FOR LIFE IN THAILAND
Jake Mastroianni, 26, will be kept in Bangkok's notorious Klong Prem jail in Bangkok where up to 30 prisoners share cells in conditions described as harsh... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER DEPORTED FROM THAILAND
Joshua Wong has boarded Hong Kong Airlines HX772 earlier from Bangkok, Thailand, en route back to Hong Kong... READ MORE›
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERS PUSHING FOR DECRIMINALIZATION OF PROSTITUTION
Prostitution has always been considered a domestic matter, and now Amnesty could elevate it to a point of international human rights law, said Francis A... READ MORE›
TEN MEN FROM MIDLANDS AND LONDON CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX OFFENCES
The charges include rape attempted rape child prostitution child pornography and drug charges linked to boys from Leicester and Coventry... READ MORE›
EX-THAI PM YINGLUCK TO FIGHT $1BN FINE OVER RICE SCHEME
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's former prime minister, has vowed to fight an administrative order demanding she personally pays 1bn over her government's money-losing rice subsidy scheme... READ MORE›
THAILAND GENERAL JAILED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT MASS TRIAL
Manas Kongpan is jailed for 27 years as dozens are convicted of human trafficking at a mass trial... READ MORE›
A WATERFIGHT LIKE NO OTHER MAY BE BREWING OVER ASIA'S RIVERS
In March China agreed to release water to help drought-stricken countries downriver... READ MORE›
CHILD PROSTITUTION: THE BRAZIL WORLD CUP'S DARK SIDE
The joy of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has been diminished somewhat by an alarming child prostitution scourge... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS THAILAND MADE DECISION TO BLOCK HK ACTIVIST'S VISIT
Chinese Vice Premier Li Yuanchao met Prayuth in Bangkok on Sunday, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday... READ MORE›
DRINKING, PARTYING OFF LIMITS IN THAILAND AS DEATH OF KING HITS TOURISM
Programming on every television channel in Thailand was replaced by documentaries about the king's life... READ MORE›
THAIS THRONG STREETS TO SEE KINGS BODY
Thousands of Thai people have packed the streets of Bangkok to see a convoy carrying the body of King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
AMNESTY CALLS OFF LAUNCH OF THAI TORTURE REPORT AFTER POLICE WARNING
This incident is another striking illustration of a new pattern of harassment of human rights defenders documenting torture in Thailand, he said... READ MORE›
ENGLAND RUGBY A YEAR BEFORE THE WORLD CUP
The 2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, produced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, also found that the proportion of children among victims appeared to be rising... READ MORE›
FORMER THAI PRIME MINISTER DISAPPEARS RIGHT BEFORE VERDICT IN HER TRIAL
Gemunu Amarasinghe AP When Yingluck Shinawatra was elected prime minister of Thailand in 2011, she was a political neophyte with big ideas... READ MORE›
THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH SPURS ULTRA-MONARCHISTS
'Black-shaming' Thailand's monarchy is protected by a draconian lese majeste law that outlaws criticism with punishments of up to 15 years in jail for each insult uttered... READ MORE›
CEO OF BACKPAGE, CALLED 'WORLD'S TOP ONLINE BROTHEL,' ARRESTED ON PIMPING CHARGES
Since 2012, NCMEC has reported 2,900 instances of suspected child sex trafficking, aided by Backpage, to California authorities... READ MORE›
SUIT HAS SOUTH KOREA LOOKING ANEW AT ITS HARD LINE ON PROSTITUTION
SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jeong-mi, a 43-year-old prostitute in Seoul, says she knows about humiliation... READ MORE›
EDWARD HEATH CLAIMS 'DID NOT HALT BROTHEL CASE'
Thames Valley Police said the information it is investigating was received following media coverage about the historical allegations made against Sir Edward... READ MORE›
'WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM': OTTAWA HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR TAKES PART IN MARCH
On Monday, police arrested and charged 37-year-old Cameron Lyons with human trafficking and child luring... READ MORE›
WORLD'S BIGGEST HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP WANTS TO LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION
The document reiterates Amnesty's continuing opposition to human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of minors... READ MORE›
THAILAND BEGINS NAMING PRINCE VAJIRALONGKORN AS NEW KING
The deeply revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on 13 October, plunging Thailand into mourning... READ MORE›
I SEE THAI CLEANING LADY FACES PRISON OVER TWO WORDS
As in other houses in Thailand, there are portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the walls... READ MORE›