Dear all,
I've been asked by a number of people about this very bad proposal made by the Thai Ministry of Labor and the Department of Corrections about getting convicts to work on fishing boats. I've checked into this and been told that this idea reached the Thai Cabinet Meeting, where it was decided by the Prime Minister (Prayuth Chan-ocha) that will not forward. However, it's more than a bit disturbing that such an idea could receive such serious consideration by the Thai government that this reached the Cabinet before it was shot down.
All best, Phil