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Hun Manet: Cambodia's new prime minister
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Hun Manet has an economics degree from England and graduated from the US military academy West Point, but there are few expectations he will uphold Western liberal ideals when he succeeds his father as Cambodia's prime minister.
Myanmar renews SEZ push
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 02/10/2017
» Myanmar's special economic zones (SEZs) are a central part of a revitalised economic strategy in which increased manufacturing activity will play a key role. And breathing renewed life and energy into stagnant or stalled SEZs has moved to the top of the government's agenda.
Fear spreads as Thai junta jails online critics
AFP, Published on 06/05/2016
» BANGKOK - The Thai junta's fresh arrests of online critics is spreading paranoia across the country, say rights activists, with eight people being held for disparaging the regime on Facebook.
Thai army to appoint national assembly but junta to remain
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» Thailand's army rulers will appoint a national assembly stacked with military officers to pick an interim government leader, officials said Thursday, as they seek to retain their influence over the kingdom's political transition.
Thai forces curb anti-coup flashmobs
AFP, Published on 08/06/2014
» Thai police arrested seven anti-coup protesters after a flashmob rally held Sunday outside a Bangkok shopping centre in defiance of thousands of security forces deployed city-wide to enforce a ban on political gatherings.
Thai Red Shirts freed as Facebook 'block' sows panic
AFP, Published on 28/05/2014
» Thailand's junta Wednesday freed leaders of the "Red Shirt" movement allied to the ousted government, as social media users reacted with alarm to rumours of a "block" of Facebook.
Thai coup leader cements grip, assumes law-making power
AFP, Published on 24/05/2014
» Thailand's military junta said Saturday it had disbanded the Senate and placed all law-making authority in the hands of the army chief, dramatically tightening its grip after a coup that has sparked Bangkok protests and drawn international condemnation.
Thai opposition torn between elections and 'revolution'
AFP, Published on 16/12/2013
» She is a poster child for a Thai elite campaigning to freeze democracy. But when Chitpas Bhirombhakdi is not on stage cheerleading for a self-styled "people's revolution", she is quietly preparing a bid for parliament.
Thai police yield to protesters ahead of king's birthday
AFP, Published on 03/12/2013
» Thai police on Tuesday abandoned their defence of the government headquarters against a siege by protesters trying to topple the prime minister, a dramatic move that eased tensions before the revered king's birthday.
Thai PM rejects protest calls as clashes rock Bangkok
AFP, Published on 02/12/2013
» Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Monday rejected the demands of demonstrators who have urged her to quit, as police issued an arrest warrant for "insurrection" against the protest leader amid renewed clashes.