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Asean voices deep fears over Myanmar violence
News, AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» JAKARTA: Southeast Asian nations said on Wednesday they are "deeply concerned" about the violence ravaging Myanmar as they condemned the recent attack on a convoy of diplomats delivering humanitarian aid in the country.
Blinken hails Thai help in US push to Asia
AFP, Published on 10/07/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday hailed Thailand's role in the renewed US push in Southeast Asia, a key area of competition with China, on a trip where he also sought new ideas on how to restore democracy in Myanmar.
Japanese man jailed for attacking Thai dissident
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» A Japanese man was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday for attacking a Thai academic in Japan where he lives in self-exile following his vocal criticism of the military and monarchy.
Thailand joins China’s first multinational peacekeeping exercise
AFP, Published on 15/09/2021
» China wrapped up the country's first multinational peacekeeping exercise on Wednesday, demonstrating the extent of its military might on a huge training ground ringed by mountains.
Interpol issues 'red notice' for Red Bull scion over hit-and-run
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» Interpol has issued a "red notice" to arrest the fugitive Thai inheritor of the Red Bull billions for his role in a fatal hit-and-run, police said Sunday.
Illegal logging in Brazil turning Amazon into a powder keg
AFP, Published on 24/04/2019
» ALTAMIRA, Brazil: A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled by timber traffickers in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, now the scene of numerous land conflicts.
NYT edition printed with blank spaces in Thailand
AFP, Published on 01/12/2015
» The International New York Times said its printer in Thailand removed an article on the moribund state of the kingdom's economy on Tuesday, leaving the edition with blank spaces, including on the cover.
Police: Karadag planted bomb
AFP, Published on 26/09/2015
» Police on Saturday said a foreigner held in custody over last month's deadly Bangkok attack was the same yellow-shirted man seen on CCTV placing a rucksack at the shrine moments before the blast.
Two jailed for royal slur in play
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» Two young people accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play two years ago were each sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison by a Bangkok court on Monday.
Lese majeste rulings due Monday
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing Monday as a crackdown continues against perceived royal slurs under the lese majeste law.