index thailand

[Link] Thailand Is Sweeping Sexual Abuse in Its Schools Under the Rug

Read: 25/11/2021 www.vice.com

Nalinrat Thuthubthim was in high school when the attack happened. She’d often stay on campus after school had ended, working on drafts of speeches with her male teacher for upcoming contests.

asia child abuse children cover-up crimes against children gender based crime gender based violence gender bias gender inequity gender roles sexual abuse allegations survivor statements survivors thai education thai law thailand vice.com victim blaming victim statements


[Link] Millions of Pills and Tons of Meth Make Up Asia’s Biggest Ever Drug Seizure

Read: 31/10/2021 www.vice.com

This is what Asia’s single biggest illegal drug bust looked like, after authorities in Laos intercepted a smuggler’s vehicle in the country’s northwestern Bokeo Province on Wednesday night.

asia borders burma covid covid borders covid19 drug busts drug smuggling drug supply drugs laos methamphetamine myanmar myanmar coup myanmar drugs myanmar junta thailand thailand drugs vice.com


[Link] Medical Marijuana Is Legal in Thailand, but People Are Sticking With the Black Market

Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com

Five years ago, long before medical cannabis became legal in Thailand, Ladda was desperate to ease her son's seizures. The longer the epilepsy episode, the more it damaged Dino’s brain and slowed his mental and physical development, she explained.  Ladda gave her son a one-drop dose.

asia asia drugs black market cannabis cannabis legalisation cerebral palsy chronic health conditions disability drug dealing drug markets drug supply drugs healthcare medical cannabis medical conditions natural drugs public health thailand thailand drugs thailand public health vice.com


[Link] Thai OnlyFans Star Faces Prison Time As Outrage Over Case Grows

Read: 22/9/2021 www.vice.com

Known by her online persona “Kai Nao,” which means rotten egg in Thai, the performer and her boyfriend, Korakot, broke the law by creating and spreading “obscene” content online, Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

asia onlyfans pornography sex work thai law thailand vice.com web services


[Link] Why Thailand Just Decriminalized a Plant That the US Has Tried To Ban

Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com

In a move that may indicate easing drug policies, Thailand has decriminalized a plant used to relieve pain, a decision expected to lessen crowding in prisons and impact thousands of people facing charges for its use or possession.

asia drug rehabilitation drugs kratom natural drugs opiates thailand usa vice.com


[Link] Thailand develops robotic system to up Covid vaccine doses

Read: 26/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

Researchers in Thailand have developed a machine to draw out Covid-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies as the country struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet.

asia automation covid covid delta variant covid outbreaks covid thailand covid vaccine covid19 health workers medical tech process optimisation public health robotics robots thailand vaccines


[Link] Explosive Video Shows Police Wrapping Bag Around Suspect’s Head in Thailand. He Later Died.

Read: 25/8/2021 www.vice.com

Thailand has detained several police officers after a viral video showing the alleged torture and death of a man in custody, a gruesome scene that has shocked the country after it leaked online. Uproar spread across social media after the nearly 10-minute clip was first posted earlier this week.

asia crime death deaths in custody drug deaths drugs murder police police brutality police civilian harm police corruption police killings police negligence thai police thailand torture vice.com war on drugs


[Link] Suspected adviser to creator of black market Silk Road arrested in Thailand

Read: 24/8/2021 www.smh.com.au

New York: A Canadian man has been arrested in Thailand for his alleged role as a senior adviser to the creator of Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were sold, US prosecutors announced on Friday.

bitcoin canada computer crime crime darknet darknet markets drug busts drug dealing drugs money laundering ross ulbricht silk road thailand usa


[Link] Police fire rubber bullets at hundreds of Thai protesters demanding PM's resignation

Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

More than a thousand Thai anti-government protesters have clashed with police as they protest the government's failure to handle coronavirus outbreaks and its impact on the economy.

asia bangkok covid protests covid support covid thailand covid vaccine police brutality police shooting protests riots thailand vaccine shortages


[Link] COVID Kills Street Food Vendor Recognized by Michelin Guide

Read: 6/8/2021 www.vice.com

Bangkok has long been recognized as one of the best places for street food in the world. But it only recently started making international lists after chef and crab omelette specialist Jay Fai became the first street food stall to be awarded a Michelin star in 2017.

asia covid covid deaths covid thailand covid19 death food michelin star street food thailand vice.com