Thailand

32 more Bangladeshis rescued in Thailand

Thirty-two more Bangladeshi migrants have been found on Khao Kaew mountain in adjacent areas of Hat Yai and Rattaphum districts of Songkhla in Thailand.
9 May 2015, 15:19 PM

Thailand questions 117 migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar

Thai authorities question more than 100 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar discovered in Thailand’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking.
9 May 2015, 04:24 AM

Thai police arrest mayor over human trafficking

Thai police arrest the mayor of Padang Besar, southern border sub district, alleging he is the key player of human-trafficking ring and detention camps where graves of Rohingya muslim have been found, reports phuketwan.com.
8 May 2015, 12:31 PM

25,000 Rohingya, Bangladeshi fortune-seekers trafficked in 3 months: UNHCR

UNHCR report says some 25,000 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis boarded smugglers' boats from the Bay of Bengal between January and March this year, almost double the number over the same period in 2014.
8 May 2015, 11:19 AM

Bangladesh envoy visits Thai mass grave

Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand, Saida Muna Tasneem visits the first mass grave of human trafficking victims in Southern Thailand.
8 May 2015, 05:10 AM

5 graves discovered at 2nd migrant camp in Thailand

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha warns of tough action against state officials linked to human trafficking, says a government spokesman
5 May 2015, 10:42 AM

Families forced to pay ransom for Bangladeshis stuck in jungle camps

Promising jobs in Malaysia,a gang of human traffickers hold about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand for ransom over the past 8 years and made millions of taka.
5 May 2015, 06:06 AM

US calls for speedy inquiry into Thai mass grave

The United States, which censures Thailand for failing to act against human trafficking, called on Monday for speedy and credible inquiry into discovery of a mass grave containing more than two dozen bodies thought to be of ethnic migrants.
5 May 2015, 05:36 AM

Mass graves in Thailand

At least 32 mass graves of victims of trafficking from Bangladesh and Myanmar were found two days ago in an abandoned jungle in southern Thailand...
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Mass graves in Thailand

At least 32 mass graves of victims of trafficking from Bangladesh and Myanmar were found two days ago in an abandoned jungle in southern Thailand...
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM

4 arrested in Thailand mass grave case

Four people are apprehended and arrest warrants issued over human trafficking in the Southern region of Thailand after a mass grave was discovered in Songkhla province along the Thai-Malaysia border.
4 May 2015, 08:33 AM

Slave Trade Booms In Dark Triangle

Promising jobs in Malaysia, transnational human traffickers held about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand...
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM

2nd Thai jungle camp holds more bodies, villagers say

Villagers may soon lead authorities to another traffickers' jungle camp in southern Thailand holding even more bodies than the 26 uncovered in the first after two days of digging. Yesterday, Thai authorities found 32 graves suspected to be of trafficked victims from Myanmar and Bangladesh in an abandoned jungle camp.
3 May 2015, 04:25 AM

Bangladeshi migrants' mass grave in Thailand!

Bangladeshi migrant is found alive in mass grave that was discovered yesterday on a remote and rugged mountain in border district Sadao,Songkhla in Thailand.
2 May 2015, 05:48 AM

China to 'blacklist' its unruly tourists: report

China will create a "blacklist" of its tourists who behave badly overseas, state-media reported, after several embarrassing incidents involving Chinese travelling abroad.
12 April 2015, 08:22 AM

Seven injured in Thailand explosion

Seven people suffer minor injuries on the popular tourist island of Koh Samui in Thailand after a vehicle explodes
11 April 2015, 07:29 AM

Thailand PM 'to replace martial law' with new restrictions

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha says he has asked Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej for permission to bring an end to martial law.
31 March 2015, 14:43 PM

Thailand detains 76 migrants found on train, including Rohingya

Thai authorities said on Monday they had found a group of 76 migrants from neighbouring Myanmar, including six suspected Rohingya
30 March 2015, 11:01 AM

Thai ex-PM Yingluck to stand trial

Thailand's Supreme Court orders the former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra to stand trial for negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme
19 March 2015, 07:05 AM

Thailand bans surrogacy for foreigners

Thailand passes law banning foreigners from paying Thai women to be surrogates, after two high-profile cases sparked debate last year
20 February 2015, 14:59 PM