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‘No abuse’ of Khmer soldiers in Thai custody
Published on 04/08/2025
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will on Tuesday escort representatives from international organisations based in Thailand to meet the 18 Cambodian detainees currently in Thai custody. This is in a bid to counter allegations from Phnom Penh regarding mistreatment and torture, according to its spokesperson.
Nicaragua legislature cements 'absolute power' of president.. and wife
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» SAN JOSé — Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and his wife were granted control of all state powers Thursday under a constitutional amendment ratified by the country's legislature that also elevated her to the position of "co-president."
Thailand says no evidence of bank deals linked to Myanmar arms
Published on 30/12/2024
» Thai authorities said they found no evidence to support United Nations claims that some banks in the country helped Myanmar’s junta buy military supplies in 2023.
Reimagining human rights and China?
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 23/09/2024
» Should human rights be reimagined, especially in the context of China? From one angle, the answer is obvious. Plenty of norms are already agreed upon globally without the need for reimagination, and China is part of that universality. Yet given the situation on the ground level and the evolving nature of human rights, there might be room for some innovative reimagination, and this deserves balanced reflection.
UN: Civilian deaths top 5,300 since Myanmar coup
Published on 17/09/2024
» GENEVA - Myanmar’s military government has ramped up killings and arrests in an apparent bid to silence opponents and recruit soldiers in an escalating conflict, with tens of thousands detained since the 2021 coup, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.
PM has much to prove
Postbag, Published on 01/09/2024
» Re: "The omen of Paetongtarn's leadership", (Opinion, Aug 27).
Government and banks to discuss screening Myanmar deals
Published on 18/07/2024
» The government plans talks with Thai commercial banks about improved screening of transactions allegedly used for weapons purchases by the Myanmar junta, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said on Thursday.
Thai banks ‘lack capacity’ to screen Myanmar deals
Published on 11/07/2024
» Major Thai banks defended themselves on Thursday against criticism that they facilitated weapons purchases by the Myanmar junta, saying they lacked the capacity to investigate all transactions that might be used for such purchases.
Myanmar shop owners jailed for raising wages
Published on 02/07/2024
» With Myanmar’s currency plunging and inflation soaring, the owner of three mobile phone shops in Mandalay announced he was giving his employees a raise. Word of his generosity quickly spread on Facebook, and his workers cheered the news.
Banks deny they helped Myanmar junta buy weapons
Post Reporters, Published on 28/06/2024
» The Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA) said on Friday that it stood firmly against facilitating transactions for the procurement of weapons for Myanmar’s military junta.