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Young protesters turn to politics
Published on 19/04/2023
» PATHUM THANI: Chonthicha “Lookkate” Jangrew is going door-to-door asking people to vote for her in the May 14 election even though she faces possible jail time on charges of sedition and royal defamation stemming from protests in 2020.
Myanmar junta chief family assets found in Thai drug raid
Published on 11/01/2023
» Thai officials found assets belonging to adult children of Myanmar’s junta leader during a raid on the Bangkok apartment of a Myanmar tycoon charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, according to an official record and two people with knowledge of the case.
Green algae, blue water add to fears over Mekong health
Published on 11/01/2020
» BUNGKHLA/BANGKOK: When the normally murky brown Mekong River turned a brilliant blue late last year, villagers in northeastern Thailand were surprised.
Southeast Asian authorities accused of ‘trading’ dissidents
Published on 22/06/2019
» Three Thai policemen approached Vietnamese refugee Nguyen Van Chung at his home in Bangkok in January and asked him whether he was in touch with another Vietnamese man, Truong Duy Nhat, who had fled to Thailand.
Are SE Asian leaders using 'fake news' to tighten grip?
News, Published on 23/01/2018
» Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms -- now they have found a handy crutch to lean on as they intensify clampdowns: US President Donald Trump's "fake news" mantra.