Thailand’s Ranking in U.S. Department of State’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report (2024 TIP Report)
On 24 June 2024 at 22.00 hrs. (11.00 hrs. ET), the U.S. Department of State released the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report (2024 TIP Report), assessing the trafficking in persons Continue Reading
Thai Police Collaborate with 18 Embassies to Repatriate Call Centre Scam Victims
Royal Thai Police discussed with embassies from 18 countries and relevant agencies repatriating 10,000 call centre victims to their home countries under the national referral mechanism (NRM) on Monday. Continue Reading
Thailand Deports 12 Chinese Nationals Engaged in Illegal Lending
Thailand’s immigration police have cancelled the visas of 12 Chinese nationals arrested at a high-end pool villa in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district. They face charges for running an illegal Continue Reading
Four Japanese Arrested at Myanmar Border
Four Japanese nationals have been arrested in Mae Sot district of Tak province after illegally crossing the Thailand-Myanmar border to Myawaddy, police said on Saturday. Police said the Japanese suspects traveled Continue Reading
Thousands Sign Up on First Day of Same-Sex Marriage Registration
It was a long-awaited day of joy and affirmation. At city halls around Thailand and its embassies around the world, hundreds of same-sex couples legally registered their marriages on the Continue Reading
Thailand Proposing World’s First Regional Digital Economy Framework
Go digital and get stronger. Thailand has proposed a regional digital economy framework, the world’s first such regional framework, to the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Continue Reading
Thai Police to stablish Centre to Combat Myanmar Scam Gangs
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) is establishing an international coordination centre to collaborate with foreign embassies in preventing foreign nationals from joining call centre scam gangs in Myanmar. The initiative, spearheaded by Police General Thatchai Continue Reading
Thai Police, Soldiers Rescue Hong Kong Woman from Call Centre Scam
Thai police officers and soldiers rescued a Hong Kong woman from a call centre scam in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Friday. The Office of the Secretary for Security urged Thailand’s Ministry of Justice to rescue 12 Hong Continue Reading
Thai women rescued from human-egg farm in Georgia
Three Thai women have been rescued after being lured into a human egg harvesting scheme operated by Chinese gangsters in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The effort to free Continue Reading
Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs hosted a Working Lunch for Thai Human Rights Experts
On 29 January 2025, Mr. Paisan Rupanichkij, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, hosted a working lunch for human rights experts; namely, Emeritus Professor Dr. Amara Pongsapich, Emeritus Professor Vitit Continue Reading
Thailand and Finland Discuss Labor Protection and Visa Exemptions
On 29 January 2025, Thai and Finnish officials met to strengthen labor protections and diplomatic cooperation. Mrs. Krongkanit Rakcharoen, Director-General of Thailand’s Department of European Affairs, welcomed Mr. Jussi Tanner, Continue Reading