By Teeranai Charuvastra, Yiamyut Sutthichaya |
<p>Prachatai has fact-checked the statement given by Evgeny Tomikhin, Russian Ambassador to Thailand, at a Thai-only media conference on 15 March and found that among the facts, there were contested and misleading claims and baseless accusations regarding the invasion of Ukraine, which he consistently referred to as a “special military operation”</p>
By Yiamyut Sutthichaya, Natchalee Singsaohae |
<p>See inside the dark abyss of an online business in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville where over 20 Thais were tricked into leaving home for a promising salary, only to find themselves forced to work in an online fraud scheme, a growing trend in illegal work that shades into human trafficking and modern day slavery in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>
By Teeranai Charuvastra |
<p>A large number of sex crimes in Thailand go unreported every year, in part because there are simply not enough female police officers, discouraging many victims from speaking up in the first place.</p>
By Teeranai Charuvastra |
<p>Whatever happened to the monarchy reform movement that sparked massive protests two years ago? Is the movement still around? </p>
By OCCRP |
<p>A complete guide to an ongoing report about the leak from Credit Suisse, the problem of Swiss banking secrecy and who involves in this global-scale investigative report.</p>
By Investigative report team |
<p>An international investigative report reveals that Credit Suisse Bank account holders include dictator elite, intelligence officers, corrupted officials and people who are involved in human rights abuse. Leading businessmen, bureaucrats and a foreigner who was questioned for tax evasion are found in Thailand.</p>
By Anna Lawattanatrakul |
<p>The student activist group Bad Student, along with other partner organizations, is preparing to propose a students’ rights bill in a bid to guarantee the rights and protection of students in Thai schools.</p>
By Yiamyut Sutthichaya, Sorawut Wongsaranon |
<p>The Cabinet approved the draft <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vjDJp8JqF6JtZObAae3ZojE8ul5i4jd_/view">Act on Media Ethics and Professional Standards</a> on 11 January, passing it on to join the queue for parliamentary debate and approval. In principle, it claims to support self-regulation by media professionals . But many still have concerns over it becoming another tool for censorship.</p>
By Nuttaphol Meksobhon |
<p>10 months after the coup, many Karen and Karenni refugees are still hiding in the forests and mountains, while concerns over wars on the border have increased. We discuss with academics the role of diplomacy in refugee assistance to enhance national security and developing diplomacy to pressure Min Aung Hlaing.</p>
By Nutcha Tantivitayapitak |
<p>When the state locked down workers’ camps without providing assistance to camp residents, the volunteer network ‘No One Cares’ was born.</p>
By Natthaporn Thaotagoo |
<p>PM2.5 has gained wide public awareness amongst Thais for nearly a decade. Many probably have questioned how much longer we need to live with the health crisis brought on by the annual recurrent problem of ultra-fine dust particles which the World Health Organization (WHO) claimed causes 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide each year. </p>