In early 2015, a very frustrated, angry general prime minister ordered something done about the literally savage abuse of migrants to Thailand. But Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha knew back then that "his guy" Lt Gen Manas Kongpan was behind it. Here is what happened in the next big trafficking case, days after that US report and advice about how to advance up the Vale of Tiers. A certain highlight in next year's TIP report, the one where Thailand is promoted to a heady tier. Arguably, then, it is not so much the US holding Thailand back from promotion to a higher tier on the TIP list.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2017 22:18 UTC