Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT) is collecting evidence of animal cruelty to pursue legal action against a Bangkok physician for allegedly injecting chemical substance into a Pomeranian puppy bought from a dog farm in Chumphon. The movement by the animal watchdog came after Udomsak Sakulpradit, an owner of a dog farm in Chumphon’s Lang Suan district […]
BANGKOK, 15th September 2017 (NNT) – The United States Trade Representative (USTR) might remove Thailand from the Priority Watch List (PWL) thanks to the country’s tangible progress in protecting intellectual property (IP). Speaking after a meeting with US Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said USTR had praised the country’s efforts to […]
Permanent Secretary for Labour Ministry Jirasak Sukhonthachart said Tuesday that the US government was pleased with Thailand’s on-going efforts to eradicate human trafficking and may remove Bangkok from its second-tier watch list of human trafficking countries. Jirasak said he had learnt of the latest US stand toward Thailand from Kristina Kvien, the economic counselor of […]
Japan’s nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear Regulation Authority, yesterday said the revealed leaking of an estimated 300 metric tons of radioactive water at the damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was a “serious incident”, level three on the seven-part international scale. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), who run the plant, announced the leak last week and the […]
Police raided two major Pattaya shopping malls and seized more than 5 million THB of counterfeit products. The government has ordered the crackdown after the U.S.A. added Thailand to its “Watch List” of countries that violate intellectual property rights by selling counterfeit products. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, Nov 29 – The National Anti-Corruption Network (NACN) today launched a fresh attempt to remove Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and prominent cabinet members from the country’s administration for allegedly facilitating irregularities in the rice pledging scheme. Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Network (NACN), petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), charging widespread corruption […]
BANGKOK, 12 May 2012 (NNT) – In a latest show of hostility to corruption, the Thai government has approved new measures aimed at eliminating corrupt practices by state officials. At a special meeting yesterday, Justice Minister Pracha Promnog, Prime Minister’s Office Minister Nivatthamrong Boonsongpaisal and other related officials announced seven measures intended to end malpractice […]
Over the last three months, the Thai government has taken down more than 5,000 Web pages with content that offend the monarchy, says report. Watchdog warns that Thailand may soon be among the world’s most repressive countries with regards to Internet rules. An AFP report Thursday quoted Thailand’s national police spokesperson Piya Utayo as saying […]
