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FBI: 6 Accused in Forced Labor of 400 Thai Workers

HONOLULU (Sept. 2) -- Six recruiters were accused of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment Thursday that the FBI called the largest human trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history. The indictment alleges that the scheme was orchestrated by...

In Wake of Unrest, Thailand Extends Emergency Rule

(July 6) -- Thailand extended emergency rule today over the capital and a quarter of the country for another three months, granting police broad powers to detain suspects for 30 days without charge in an extension of laws implemented earlier this spring amid the nation's worst political violence in decades. The laws ban...

Thai Leader Promises Reconciliation After Standoff

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(May 21) -- After a two-month standoff with his opponents that left dozens dead and huge swaths of Bangkok burned, Thailand's prime minister took to the nation's airwaves today promising deep reconciliation and asking Thais to "help each other." Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva promised an independent investigation into...

Thai Officials Say Violent Protests Mostly Quelled

BANGKOK (May 20) -- The Thai government declared Thursday it had mostly quelled ten weeks of violent protests in the capital while buildings smoldered, troops rooted out small pockets of resistance and residents attempted a return to normal life. But a nighttime curfew was extended in Bangkok and 23 other provinces for...

Fighting Erupts in Bangkok as Protest Leaders Surrender

(May 19) -- Thai commandos stormed the Red Shirt protesters' mile-wide encampment in downtown Bangkok today, and the movement's leaders surrendered to avoid more violence. But the Thai capital still exploded into fighting, with disgruntled rioters torching landmarks and sparking street battles that have killed at least six...