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Shutdown sparks exodus of 60,000 migrant workers: official
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2020
» About 60,000 migrant workers living in Thailand have fled the country since authorities shut malls and many businesses at the weekend to curb the spread of the coronavirus, an interior ministry official said on Wednesday.
Weeks after Korat massacre, Amnesty report describes conscript abuses
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2020
» Thai military conscripts face widespread violence and sexual assaults, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday, calling the abuse institutionalised and systematically hushed up by the hierarchy.
Tourist arrivals plummet 44.3% in February due to coronavirus
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2020
» The number of tourist arrivals in Thailand fell 44.3% in February from a year earlier, due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Monday.
Students protest party ban as opposition grills Prayut
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2020
» Hundreds of students protested on Monday against the dissolution of popular opposition party Future Forward as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five cabinet ministers faced the first day of a censure debate in parliament.
Future Forward says Prayut helped 1MDB cover-up
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2020
» The newly-disbanded Future Forward Party on Sunday accused the former military junta of helping cover up Malaysia's multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, urging Thais to demand the truth ahead of a censure debate against Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Mass shooting puts army officers' side deals under scrutiny
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A soldier's killing of 29 people in a rage over a housing deal involving his superior officer has brought attention to the business dealings of army personnel.
Court to decide on dissolution of Future Forward on Jan 21
Reuters, Published on 25/12/2019
» The Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it would rule on the dissolution of the opposition Future Forward Party on Jan 21 following a complaint that its actions were seditious and that it plans to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
From tweet to street: New Thai generation joins protest
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2019
» It wasn't only the moves to ban Thailand's most vocal opposition party that brought Gift onto the street for the first time.
Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy meets Malaysian MPs in democracy push
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR/PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's self-exiled opposition veteran Sam Rainsy met Malaysian lawmakers on Tuesday in a push to rally support in Southeast Asia against authoritarian ruler Hun Sen just as the European Union considers withdrawing trade preferences.
Cabinet approves bigger B3.2tn budget
Reuters, Published on 07/10/2019
» The cabinet on Monday approved a slightly higher budget of 3.2 trillion baht for the 2020 fiscal year to bolster the economy, which is growing at its weakest pace in nearly five years.