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  Held Uyghurs need asylum

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2024

  » Today, exactly 10 years ago, Thai police arrested 350 Uyghurs in a forest along the Thai-Malaysian border in Songkhla on suspicion of passing illegally through the country en route to Malaysia to seek asylum. After the arrests, which grabbed global headlines, the Uyghurs were separated to face different destinies. The Prayut government sent 109 back to China, as requested by Beijing.

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  Respect for refugees

  News, Editorial, Published on 01/02/2023

  » On Feb 1, 2021, the world was shocked as the Myanmar military staged a coup, pushing the country formerly seen as a new poster-boy of democracy back to an Orwellian state.

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  Change tack on Myanmar

  News, Editorial, Published on 03/01/2023

  » 2023 will be a year of reckoning for Myanmar. In August next year, the country will hold an election, which many believe will be a one-horse race. Such a result will certainly be a headache for the international community, especially supranational bodies like the United Nations.

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  Time to foster peace

  News, Editorial, Published on 16/11/2022

  » There were a few takeaways from the Asean meetings held in Phnom Penh last week. Apart from political diversions and photo-ops between world leaders with Prime Minister Hun Sen, the most welcoming news was that Timor Leste is to be a new Asean member.

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  Break the flood cycle

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2022

  » As part of the southern region braces for expected seasonal floods, a vast area of the lower North, including Nakhon Sawan, Ang Thong, and Isan remains inundated. Media photos show several houses in flood-hit areas entirely submerged.

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  Myanmar's plight still a global issue

  News, Editorial, Published on 06/03/2022

  » As the Russian invasion of Ukraine dominates the headlines, the deteriorating situation in neighbouring Myanmar that has been dragging on for over a year must not be forgotten. In fact, there are still major issues that need reporting, such as the movement of refugees and regional efforts to secure peace.

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  Myanmar issue a test for the govt

  News, Editorial, Published on 16/05/2021

  » The situation on the Myanmar side of the border is a test for Thailand's humanitarian efforts. During the past two months, security forces have had to deal with an influx of about 3,000 ethnic villagers crossing into Thai soil to flee from a crackdown by Myanmar's military, known as Tatmadaw. Despite negative reports accusing the military of pushing them back, the government has provided them with shelter.

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  Thailand must act in Myanmar fiasco

  News, Editorial, Published on 02/05/2021

  » In less than a week, any sense of optimism about a possible peace process getting under way in Myanmar seems to have evaporated.

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  Thailand must help refugees

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/04/2021

  » As the Thai-Myanmar border situation becomes ever more tense, with more fighting between the Myanmar military and ethnic groups, particularly the Karen National Union (KNU), Thailand is bracing for another humanitarian challenge.

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  Food for army thought

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2021

  » The Thai army only has itself to blame for failing to reveal the truth clearly and consistently regarding the allegation that it supplied rice to Myanmar's armed forces.

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