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Ex-CIA analyst recounts torture in secret Thai prison
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a screaming Al Qaeda suspect, then lock him in a box a little bigger than a mini-fridge, to make him talk.
Govt says Ramadan bombings won't derail peace talks with rebels
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2022
» Ramadan bombings in Thailand's Muslim-majority deep south will not derail peace talks with separatist rebels, the government said on Sunday after a sidelined insurgent group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Myanmar army launches air strikes against rebels near Thai border
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2022
» Myanmar's military conducted air strikes on Sunday targeting ethnic rebels in Karen state, as fresh fighting broke out for control of the town of Lay Kay Kaw near the Thai border, according to a spokesman at the rebel group and media reports.
Thai activists sign up to fight 'tyranny' in Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 03/03/2022
» Far-off Thailand might not seem an obvious place for recruits to Ukraine's efforts to raise an international volunteer force to defend against Russia's invasion.
Purchase of F-35 stealth jets depends on US govt, says Lockheed Martin exec
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2022
» The government’s interest in Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighters is genuine, but clearance to buy the jets is a matter for the US government, a senior executive from the defence giant said on Wednesday.
RTAF's purchase of F-35s up to US government, says manufacturer
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2022
» SINGAPORE: Thailand has expressed genuine interest in buying F-35 stealth fighters, but clearance to buy the jets is a matter for the US government, a senior executive of defence giant Lockheed Martin said on Wednesday.
Amulets made from plastic waste to inspire more recycling
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2022
» Hoping to inspire more Thais to recycle plastic waste, two companies have teamed up to make Buddhist amulets by using nine types of recyclable materials ranging from plastic bottles to nylon fishing nets.
School's out for Thai golfer Ratchanon, 14
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2022
» Most kids would be star-struck by simply watching the best professional golfers up close, but 14-year-old Ratchanon Chantananuwat went much further by becoming the only amateur to make the cut at the Saudi International on Saturday.
UN presses Myanmar junta for aid access
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2022
» The United Nations Secretary-General has urged Myanmar's ruling military to allow humanitarian aid access and address the "desperate needs" of its people, highlighting a year since a coup ended a decade of democracy and plunged the country into turmoil.
After Myanmar coup, detainees' families search for answers
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2022
» Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive.