MFA Hosted a Seminar on Responsible and Sustainable Fisheries on 7th July 2015
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release on 7 July 2015, On 7th July 2015, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand organized “Fishing for the Future: Towards Responsible & Sustainable Fisheries Continue Reading
ASEAN will toughen trafficking laws, set up victims fund
All 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) resolved to strengthen their laws and enforcement against human trafficking and establish a fund to assist victims of Continue Reading
Thai Prime Minister stands firm on new fishing rules
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha refused last week to delay the implementation of new laws and rules designed to stop illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, despite petitions and threats from Continue Reading
ASEAN Ministers Meet on Irregular Movement of Persons
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2015 – ASEAN Ministers responsible for combating transnational crime met in Kuala Lumpur today to discuss concerted regional action to address the recent influx of irregular Continue Reading
Min of Agriculture asks entrepreneurs to support solutions to IUU fishing
BANGKOK, 2 July 2015 (NNT) – The Minister of Agriculture and Coopertives has announced a progress in solving the problem of illegal fishing, asking entrepreneurs to take part in the Continue Reading
Police send human trafficking cases to prosecutors
Thai police have issued another 30 arrest warrants for suspects in a human trafficking ring that smuggled Rohingya migrants, bringing the total number of suspects to 119, as they sent Continue Reading
Dhaka, Bangkok to work together
The Daily Star on 26 June 2015, Dhaka and Bangkok have agreed to fight together against human trafficking, money laundering, and drug smuggling and plans to sign a Memorandum of Continue Reading
Business fights trafficking, government extradites suspects
Thai police have handed over several suspects to Malaysia that they described as ‘kingpins’ of a human trafficking gang, as leading business groups and fishing companies vowed to continue efforts Continue Reading
Trafficking fight to carry on despite TIP
By Pichai Chuensuksawadi for The Bangkok Post on 18 June 2015, Even if Thailand's Tier 3 placement remains unchanged in the upcoming US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, current efforts Continue Reading
Govt frets at TIP report cut-off date
By Pichai Chuensuksawadi for The Bangkok Post on 18 June 2015, Many of the government's actions in combating human trafficking which occurred after March this year are unlikely to be Continue Reading