US asked to take Thailand off watch list

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US asked to take Thailand off watch list

Published: 2 Mar 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The Foreign Ministry expects the United States to remove Thailand from the human trafficking watch list after receiving a report on Thailand's progress in dealing with the matter.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul yesterday submitted the report to US Ambassador to Bangkok Kristie Kenney yesterday.

She will forward the report to US Secretary of State John Kerry to consider.

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Discussion 2 : 04 Mar 2013 at 12.072
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Yes Disc.1, and what about the police who were apparently selling Rohingya to local people traffickers in Ranorng.
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Discussion 1 : 03 Mar 2013 at 13.561
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So, Thailand has been on its current listing for 3 years. Only now is it "soon to set up a working group on this issue". What has been going on over those 3 years? A group can be set up in an hour. Has any progress been made on the 2 run-aways who kept a little girl as a slave hostage for many years? The plain fact is that Thailand is riddled with corruption at every level and any sensible suggestion for improvement is met with a blank face.
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