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Report Rising Pedestrian Deaths Highlight Urgent Need for Enhanced Safety Measures
Did it occur to you that pedestrians are Thai as well, except when they are driving - the same in fact! -
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Report Thailand Mobilizes Troops and Prisoners for Fruit Harvest
Hey, hey, hey, return those troops, they are needed for an upcoming coup. -
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Dubai immigration refuse entry for tattooed Brit, says he will never return
His missus looks like a goer. -
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Who is coming to the Aseannow xmas party get together?
Guessing again, I see, and strange you always revert to the fisticuffs' thingy.(tough guy) .. I like the way he speaks. Anyway, what's worse, your antagonizing comment or MalcomB's tough talk? Your comments are just encouraging more tough talk from MalcolmB, -
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Video Chaos in Pattaya: Viral Fight Highlights City's Nightlife Issues
seems almost daily someone want to prove just this! -
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Amnesty: Cambodia ‘Complicit’ in Widespread Scam Centre Abuse
GDI A damning new report by Amnesty International has accused the Cambodian government of allowing large-scale human trafficking and torture to flourish in scam compounds across the country — part of a multibillion-dollar cybercrime industry that’s ensnaring victims worldwide. Released on Thursday, the report details harrowing accounts from trafficked individuals, including “Jett”, an 18-year-old who was lured across Cambodia’s border and held captive in a compound in Svay Rieng. For seven months, he says he was beaten, electrocuted, and forced to run online scams targeting victims on social media — with no pay, no escape, and no way to contact his family. “Will I survive, or will I die?” he recalled asking himself, after enduring what Amnesty describes as modern slavery. Amnesty estimates there are at least 53 scam compounds in Cambodia, mostly in border regions, where Chinese-led criminal networks exploit foreign workers — many of them Thai, Vietnamese, or Chinese — under appalling conditions. Forced labour, child labour, and torture are rife, the group says, and Cambodian authorities have been either complicit or entirely ineffective in cracking down on the abuse. “Scamming compounds are allowed to thrive and flourish by the Cambodian government,” said Montse Ferrer of Amnesty. “Raids do happen, but they’re not stopping the growth of these operations.” Victims are often forced to meet unrealistic scam quotas — Jett was expected to extract over $30,000 a month from unsuspecting online targets, most of whom were tricked into fake investment schemes. Failing to meet targets led to brutal punishments, including broken bones and threats of being “sold” to other compounds. While the Cambodian government denies wrongdoing, Amnesty says widespread police corruption has shielded perpetrators. Government spokesman Pen Bona claimed Cambodia was “a victimised country” being exploited by international gangs — yet the UN and rights groups argue that the state could, and should, do far more. The crisis is spreading far beyond Southeast Asia. According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, similar scam networks are now emerging in South America, Africa, and Europe. Jett, who eventually escaped after jumping from a building during a beating, is now receiving help from Thai authorities. His case underscores the human cost of an industry fuelled by impunity and indifference. Amnesty’s message is blunt: Cambodia must stop turning a blind eye, or remain a hub for one of the world's fastest-growing forms of modern slavery. -2025-06-27
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