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During a week-long visit to Washington D.C. from April 19th to April 24th, Thai Deputy Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, held a series of consultations with several Members of the Congress Continue Reading

Thailand’s government opened a command center last week to coordinate efforts to stop illegal, unreported and undocumented (IUU) fishing by Thai and other vessels in the region. The command center Continue Reading

Thailand stepped up its no-holds-barred effort to take down transnational human trafficking syndicates last week, issuing arrest warrants for 49 suspects and arresting 15, including local politicians and two police Continue Reading

English subtitle of PM weekly televised address on 8 May 2015 Start at 4.36 minute Next, I would like to address the problems of illegal fishing and human trafficking and inform you of Continue Reading

Progress on implementation of TIP recommendations (2014)

The Ministry of Commerce is sending a delegation to the European Union to provide updates on measures Thailand is taking to clean up and better regulate its fishing industry and Continue Reading

Arrests made for trafficking camp deaths, including local officials The Prime Minister of Thailand Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered a swift and thorough investigation into reports of camps used by human smugglers Continue Reading

1. The New Fisheries Act B.E. 2558 (2015) The revised Fisheries Act B.E. 2558 (2015) was promulgated in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 28 April 2015 and will enter Continue Reading

The Bangkok Post on 30 April 2015, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has used Section 44 of the interim constitution to set up a fishery command centre to tackle illegal fishing Continue Reading

By Thanaphon Phromthong for Phuket Gazette on 30 April, 2015, PHUKET: Governor Nisit Jansomwong yesterday joined a random inspection of three Phuket fishing boats near Rassada Pier as part of a nationwide crackdown Continue Reading