Thursday, April 26, 2018

Thai Fishing Boats now Coded to Help Fight Human Trafficking


The Royal Gazette published early April that by the end of May it will be a legal requirement for Thai fishing boats to display an identification code made up of four sets of numbers and letters on the side of their boat.

The Director-General of the Fisheries Department explains that the new policy will help tackle illegal fishing. The letters will designate the area that the boat is meant to be in and how much it weighs and the numbers will signal the boats registration number.

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Besides tackling unregulated fishing, the implementation of the identification codes will help to identify fishing boats associated with human trafficking. The codes on the boat will make it easier for people to identify which vessel they are on.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Philippine Legislature Considering Legalizing Divorce

Divorce was legal in the Philippines up until 1949 when they became independent of US rule. Since then, the predominantly Catholic (80% of the population) country has outlawed divorce. However, lawmakers are taking “major steps” towards legal provisions for divorce, says reports.

The new legislation may face fierce opposition from their president, Rodrigo Duerte, who has publicly stated that he is for same-sex marriage but not divorce. His spokesperson, Harry Roque explains that Duerte would be concerned for the children of divorce and that it would be “pitiful”.

A child custody lawyer in Thailand can assist obtaining or keeping custody of your children in a bitter divorce.

The president stated that he would rather a legal separation where there is still a chance for the separated parents to get back together where a divorce would finalize it. Although, divorce is illegal in the Philippines, couples still have the option of getting an annulment, though it is a timely and costly process.

Read the full story here 

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Chinese Sperm Bank favors those who “Love the Socialist Motherland”


A sperm bank in Beijing has announced that they are looking for millions of sperm donors, not just any sperm donors though. The Peking University Third Hospital has stated that they require a unique quality for the requested sperm donors.

That is, that they must “love the socialist motherland. Donors who are communist to the core will receive 5,500 yuan ($872) for their donation. They must prove their “favorable political qualities” and of course pass a medical testing.

Chaninat & Leeds’ attorneys have assisted hundreds of couples with child custody cases in Thailand.

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