• THAILAND

  Executions spur city protest

  News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 27/07/2022

  » Hundreds of people from Myanmar protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon to condemn its government for the execution of four pro-democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts" on Monday.

• BUSINESS

  After the Covid election

  Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 16/11/2020

  » Myanmar's "Covid election" has dominated the local psyche for more than a month now. The coronavirus crisis changed the nature of campaigning for the Nov 8 polls, severely affected the voting process and delayed the second stage of the government's pandemic recovery plans. While everyone was preoccupied with the polls, the country was virtually on hold.

• WORLD

  TAT's Myanmar fair attracts companies

  Business, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2019

  » YANGON: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) met with Yangon businesses and residents last week to raise awareness about tourism activities in Thailand, especially among first-time visitors.

• THAILAND

  How two young reporters shook Myanmar

  Reuters, Published on 09/08/2018

  » YANGON: Late in the afternoon of Dec 12 last year, Wa Lone's cell phone rang. It was a man named Naing Lin, a lance corporal in Myanmar's 8th Security Police Battalion.

• THAILAND

  Myanmar warns of 'imminent terrorist attack' in Shan State

  Published on 11/07/2017

  » Myanmar government forces have distributed leaflets in the Shan State city of Lashio, warning residents of an imminent attack by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), with the army on "high alert".

• THAILAND

  The Dawei development dream left high and dry

  Spectrum, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 19/03/2017

  » Over a decade ago, the Myaung Pyo creek in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region was clean and crystal clear -- a steady, trickling life source. The creek, running alongside a stretch of lush farmland, was relied on by villagers for various daily tasks such as watering crops.

• LIFE

  TPO strengthens Kingdom's bond with Myanmar

  Life, Published on 06/10/2016

  » The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) performed in Myanmar in late August as cultural ambassadors to further strengthen friendship between the two countries.

• THAILAND

  Minors in the quarry

  Spectrum, Published on 11/05/2014

  » Every day Myat Phyu walks to work and back. “It is very near so I can walk, it is only one hour,” she says while drops of sweat roll down her forehead. The walk is the least strenuous part of her day. For 2,000 kyat a day, about 67 baht, she works in a quarry in Myanmar’s Mon state. Her job is to hack large stones into smaller ones, then load them into a bucket before throwing them onto a large pile which will be sold.

• THAILAND

  Muzzle slips back over Myanmar press

  Spectrum, Published on 04/05/2014

  » Intimidation and arrests of journalists in the past few months are indicative of a decline in recently regained press freedoms, tainting the image of Myanmar’s reform process in the run-up to next year’s elections.

• THAILAND

  Quest for a strong constitution

  Spectrum, Published on 26/01/2014

  » Waving red flags emblazoned with a fighting peacock and a white star, ethnic groups lined the road shouting, ''May mother Suu become president,'' during Aung San Suu Kyi's trip to Karen state earlier this month.

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