Netherlands Misses Housing Targets Amidst High Drug Seizures
Dutch municipalities fall short of government targets for social rental housing; law enforcement reports significant drug seizures in 2024, primarily cocaine; Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage; a Dutch fugitive is arrested in Kenya.
Netherlands Misses Housing Targets Amidst High Drug Seizures
Dutch municipalities fall short of government targets for social rental housing; law enforcement reports significant drug seizures in 2024, primarily cocaine; Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage; a Dutch fugitive is arrested in Kenya.
Progress
0% Bias Score
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, a First in Southeast Asia
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage, with over 200 couples registering their unions in Bangkok; this makes Thailand the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, following only Nepal and Taiwan in Asia.
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, a First in Southeast Asia
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage, with over 200 couples registering their unions in Bangkok; this makes Thailand the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, following only Nepal and Taiwan in Asia.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
On Thursday, Thailand's Marriage Equality Act takes effect, making it the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, granting LGBTQ+ couples equal rights and responsibilities, and prompting hundreds of couples to register their unions at a Bangkok gala.
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
On Thursday, Thailand's Marriage Equality Act takes effect, making it the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, granting LGBTQ+ couples equal rights and responsibilities, and prompting hundreds of couples to register their unions at a Bangkok gala.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Thailand Faces Pressure to Halt Deportation of Uyghur Men
Forty-eight Uyghur men, detained in Thailand since 2014 after fleeing China, are facing deportation despite international pressure and a hunger strike protest; their potential return to China raises serious human rights concerns.
Thailand Faces Pressure to Halt Deportation of Uyghur Men
Forty-eight Uyghur men, detained in Thailand since 2014 after fleeing China, are facing deportation despite international pressure and a hunger strike protest; their potential return to China raises serious human rights concerns.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for LGBT rights in Asia, following a long campaign by activists and shifting societal perceptions, particularly aided by the popularity of Boy Love dramas.
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for LGBT rights in Asia, following a long campaign by activists and shifting societal perceptions, particularly aided by the popularity of Boy Love dramas.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand's new law, effective January 23, 2024, legalizes same-sex marriage, granting LGBTQ+ couples equal rights, following years of advocacy and government support, with over 300 couples planning to register on the first day.
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand's new law, effective January 23, 2024, legalizes same-sex marriage, granting LGBTQ+ couples equal rights, following years of advocacy and government support, with over 300 couples planning to register on the first day.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage on Thursday, becoming the first Southeast Asian and third Asian country to do so, following Nepal and Taiwan; the law is expected to result in hundreds of marriage registrations on its first day.
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage on Thursday, becoming the first Southeast Asian and third Asian country to do so, following Nepal and Taiwan; the law is expected to result in hundreds of marriage registrations on its first day.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Drug Seizures, Housing Shortages, and Same-Sex Marriage in the Netherlands
Dutch Customs announced 2024 drug seizure figures; cocaine remains the most prevalent drug. A new report shows that fewer than half of Dutch municipalities are meeting the government's target of constructing 30 percent social housing in new buildings. Thailand legalized same-sex marriage.
Drug Seizures, Housing Shortages, and Same-Sex Marriage in the Netherlands
Dutch Customs announced 2024 drug seizure figures; cocaine remains the most prevalent drug. A new report shows that fewer than half of Dutch municipalities are meeting the government's target of constructing 30 percent social housing in new buildings. Thailand legalized same-sex marriage.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
On February 26, 2024, Thailand legalized same-sex marriage, with approximately 1,448 couples nationwide, including 311 in Bangkok, registering their unions at district offices and venues like Siam Paragon mall.
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
On February 26, 2024, Thailand legalized same-sex marriage, with approximately 1,448 couples nationwide, including 311 in Bangkok, registering their unions at district offices and venues like Siam Paragon mall.
Progress
44% Bias Score
UN Urges Thailand to Protect 48 Uyghurs from Deportation to China
The UN is urging Thailand to not deport 48 Uyghurs to China due to fears of torture and other human rights abuses, despite Thai authorities denying any such plans; this follows a 2015 deportation that drew international condemnation and was followed by a deadly bombing in Bangkok.
UN Urges Thailand to Protect 48 Uyghurs from Deportation to China
The UN is urging Thailand to not deport 48 Uyghurs to China due to fears of torture and other human rights abuses, despite Thai authorities denying any such plans; this follows a 2015 deportation that drew international condemnation and was followed by a deadly bombing in Bangkok.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Boosting Tourism
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage on January 23, 2024, granting equal rights to same-sex couples and prompting a mass wedding event in Bangkok aiming for over 1000 couples, with the tourism authority planning to leverage this for international LGBTQI+ tourism.
Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Boosting Tourism
Thailand legalized same-sex marriage on January 23, 2024, granting equal rights to same-sex couples and prompting a mass wedding event in Bangkok aiming for over 1000 couples, with the tourism authority planning to leverage this for international LGBTQI+ tourism.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Moo Deng: Thailand's Viral Hippo Fuels Tourism But Raises Welfare Concerns
Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo born in July 2023 at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo, has become a massive commercial success, generating substantial revenue through merchandise and boosting tourism, but raising animal welfare concerns due to constant public exposure.
Moo Deng: Thailand's Viral Hippo Fuels Tourism But Raises Welfare Concerns
Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo born in July 2023 at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo, has become a massive commercial success, generating substantial revenue through merchandise and boosting tourism, but raising animal welfare concerns due to constant public exposure.
Progress
36% Bias Score