http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/thai-morgue-worker-jailed-for-concealing-fetuses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/thai-morgue-worker-jailed-for-concealing-fetuses/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:53:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114948 News from The Associated Press: A Thai court has sentenced a morgue worker to three years in jail for hiding aborted fetuses in a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/thai-morgue-worker-jailed-for-concealing-fetuses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/thai-court-to-military-transsexuals-not-ill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/thai-court-to-military-transsexuals-not-ill/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:08:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113318 News from The Associated Press: A court in Thailand ordered the military on Tuesday to stop labeling transgender people as being mentally ill in a decision praised by activists. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/thai-court-to-military-transsexuals-not-ill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/03/cambodia-takes-dispute-with-thailand-to-un-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/03/cambodia-takes-dispute-with-thailand-to-un-court/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 17:10:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102605 Forbes: Cambodia has asked the United Nations' highest court to order Thailand to withdraw troops and halt military activity around a temple at the center of a decades-old border dispute that has flared into deadly military clashes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/03/cambodia-takes-dispute-with-thailand-to-un-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/ap-lesbians-in-thailand-push-boundaries-become-chic/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/ap-lesbians-in-thailand-push-boundaries-become-chic/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:34:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102098 AP: When she initially pitched the idea for Thailand's first lesbian movie, it was quickly shot down. Producers called the premise distasteful and said movie viewers would find the story line disgusting. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/ap-lesbians-in-thailand-push-boundaries-become-chic/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/11/thai-airline-trains-transsexual-flight-attendants/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/11/thai-airline-trains-transsexual-flight-attendants/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:34:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95203 AP: "P.C. Air, which will fly to several Asian destinations starting in April, had its first training session this week for 30 recruits, including four from 'the third sex.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/11/thai-airline-trains-transsexual-flight-attendants/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/thailand-pills-seized-in-abortion-raid/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/thailand-pills-seized-in-abortion-raid/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:22:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83793 Bangkok Post: "Abortion pills worth more than 30million baht have been seized from a Bangkok shophouse in a raid led by the Public Health Ministry. The operation in Bang Kae district yesterday, led by Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit, was part of extended action following the discovery of 2,002 foetuses at Wat Phai Ngern Chotanaram in Bangkok last week." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/thailand-pills-seized-in-abortion-raid/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/thai-lawmaker-proposes-abortion-law-after-fetuses-found/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/thai-lawmaker-proposes-abortion-law-after-fetuses-found/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:20:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83616 CNN: "A legislator from Thailand's ruling party said Tuesday that he is proposing a new abortion law there after police found thousands of illegally aborted fetuses in a Buddhist temple . . ." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/thai-lawmaker-proposes-abortion-law-after-fetuses-found/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/2000-fetuses-found-at-thai-buddhist-temple/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/2000-fetuses-found-at-thai-buddhist-temple/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:25:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83046 Associated Press: "Thai police investigating a strong smell emanating from a Buddhist temple have found more than 2,000 fetuses hidden in the complex's morgue that appear to have come from illegal abortion clinics." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/2000-fetuses-found-at-thai-buddhist-temple/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/340-dead-fetuses-found-in-thai-temple/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/340-dead-fetuses-found-in-thai-temple/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:57:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82322 World News Australia: "The bodies of more than 340 human foetuses, apparently from an illegal abortion clinic, were discovered inside a Buddhist temple in central Bangkok, Thai police said on Tuesday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/340-dead-fetuses-found-in-thai-temple/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/islamists-kill-teachers-in-southern-thailand/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/islamists-kill-teachers-in-southern-thailand/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:03:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71439 Associated Press: "Panicked teachers in Thailand's restive south stayed home from school Wednesday after two teachers were killed in broad daylight amid threats from suspected Muslim insurgents that 20 would die." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/islamists-kill-teachers-in-southern-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/cal-state-professors-sex-site-sparks-debate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/cal-state-professors-sex-site-sparks-debate/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:29:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58897 USA Today (Inside Higher Ed): "The California State University at Northridge professor's site is a one-stop shop for men drawn to the country's sex tourism industry . . . Some question whether Ng has crossed a gray legal line, however, by advising men on sex tourism. Patrick Trueman, a former U.S. justice department official, notes that there are several federal statutes that could come into play . . . 'Inducing and enticing? Isn't that what this guy's doing?' said Trueman, former chief of the Justice Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section in the Criminal Division." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/cal-state-professors-sex-site-sparks-debate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/southern-thailand-and-islamization/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/southern-thailand-and-islamization/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:15:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=58149 Seoul Times: "Therefore, you have two important dimensions in southern Thailand. One, and of course the most important component at the moment, is the ongoing anti-Buddhist campaign whereby Islamists desire a pure Islamic state. The other important component is that if the Thai military loses control and if Buddhists continue to flee southern parts of Thailand, then the Islamic internationalization of southern Thailand will become a regional issue and this notably applies to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/southern-thailand-and-islamization/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/30/thailand-looks-to-limit-sex-change-surgery/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/30/thailand-looks-to-limit-sex-change-surgery/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:35:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=43735 Wtop.com: "Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult _ including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year _ over fears that some patients are rushing into the operation, a medical association said Thursday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/30/thailand-looks-to-limit-sex-change-surgery/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/19/thailand-muslim-rebels-have-killed-115-teachers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/19/thailand-muslim-rebels-have-killed-115-teachers/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:21:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=27654 AP: "In a sickening trend, separatist insurgents are increasingly attacking teachers, who they consider a symbol of government authority and Buddhist Thai culture," the group said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/19/thailand-muslim-rebels-have-killed-115-teachers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/11/12/asia-tackling-human-trafficking-along-supply-chains/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/11/12/asia-tackling-human-trafficking-along-supply-chains/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:02:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=9379 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/11/12/asia-tackling-human-trafficking-along-supply-chains/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/30/thai-school-offers-transsexual-toilet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/30/thai-school-offers-transsexual-toilet/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:39:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=6315 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/30/thai-school-offers-transsexual-toilet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/05/13/no-bail-for-nj-man-in-thailand-child-porn-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/05/13/no-bail-for-nj-man-in-thailand-child-porn-case/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=3489 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/05/13/no-bail-for-nj-man-in-thailand-child-porn-case/feed/ 0