Nestle Purina Allegedly Using Thai Slave Labor For Cat Food Fish

September 2, 2015

Nestle Purina has been accused of profiting from slave labor, after reports emerge that it makes its cat food ‘Fancy Feast’ with fish caught by illegal operations in Thailand, reports CourtHouse News. The lawsuit filed against them on behalf of consumers, refers to a July 27th New York Times report “Sea Slaves: The Human Misery […]

Read the full article →

US Accused of “Diplomatic Impropriety” Over Valentina Matvienko Visa

August 31, 2015

The US State department has been accused of “diplomatic impropriety”, Sputnik reports, after Russian speaker Valentina Matvienko, was only granted a limited US visa. Matvienko was due to lead Russia’s delegation at the UN-held 4th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, however, according to the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament Sergei Naryshkin, this […]

Read the full article →

Tobacco Firm Phillip Morris Accused of Tax Evasion

August 27, 2015

A decade long case has been bought back into the spotlight, with health lobbyists and academics renewing their pleas to investigate tobacco giants Phillip Morris for alleged tax evasion, reports Bangkok Post. On Tuesday, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) were urged by The Thailand Health Promotion Institute (THPI), who appealed for the indictment […]

Read the full article →

Couple Arrested in Phuket over Alleged Pyramid Scheme

August 25, 2015

A Thai couple have surrendered themselves to police after arrest warrants were issued against them in June, reports The Nation. Damrongsak Pitisuk and his wife Pornthicha’s are accused of public fraud and transnational crime. A total of 160 arrest warrants were issued over this case, with 73 suspects now arrested and 31 on the run […]

Read the full article →

Land and Tax Bill up For Re-Review

August 25, 2015

New finance minister Apisak Tantivorawong announced yesterday that the land and building tax may see further changes, even though it was on its way to the Cabinet for approval, The Nation reports. He said “many processes and details” could be revised. The Finance Ministry and the restructured Council of Economic Ministers will now re-review the […]

Read the full article →

Hacked Adulterers Website Facing $578 Million Lawsuit

August 25, 2015

AshleyMadison.com is facing a $578 million class-action lawsuit following the recent hack that has exposed details of everyone to ever register on the site. Two Canadian law firms have filed the suit against Avid Dating Life and Avid Life Media – the Toronto based owners of the website that enables extra-marital affairs, reports Time. Ashley […]

Read the full article →

Slave Labor Lawsuit for Costco Over Farmed Shrimp

August 25, 2015

Costco, the wholesale retailer giant has allegedly been knowingly getting their shrimp from a company in Thailand that uses forced labor, reports CBS News. The lawsuit, which was filed in a San Francisco court last Wednesday, cites California state law that corporations must not make false claims regarding their supply chain. Derek Howard, the case […]

Read the full article →

Google and French Regulators Headed For a Fight Over Privacy

August 7, 2015

Google has been told they must comply to new European data protection laws, or else face financial penalties, reports SFGate. Europe’s top court ruled last year that people were allowed the ‘right-to-be-forgotten,’ and could upon request have details about themselves removed from the internet. Google is refusing to comply to the French regulators, and it […]

Read the full article →

Internet Security Overhaul in China Sees Permanent Police in Offices

August 7, 2015

New strict measures for internet security are being put in place by the Chinese government, who are placing mandatory police officials in the offices of internet companies, reports CNET. The announcement from China’s Ministry of Public Safety on Wednesday stated that the largest internet firms will soon have “network security officers” with the goal of […]

Read the full article →

US TV Star Indicted for Federal Fraud

August 3, 2015

National Geographic’s ‘Wicked Tuna’ reality TV show has made headlines this week, with one of the stars, Paul Herbert, being indicted on federal fraud charges. Fisherman Herbert, aged 50, supposedly claimed disability benefits, although as evidenced on the highly active show, is physically competent, reports Fox News. He apparently received over $44,000 in Medicaid and […]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →