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Crackdown theatre masks border graft
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 06/12/2025
» The thunderous explosion that sent a 12-storey building crashing to the ground in the border backwater of Shwe Kokko at midday on Wednesday sounded like a major accident, if not an earthquake.
Asean expo host city named
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/08/2025
» Nanning: The 22nd China-Asean Expo (CAEXPO) will be held in Nanning, Guangxi, on Sept 17 with organisers highlighting artificial intelligence (AI), the green economy and electric vehicles as key areas of collaboration.
Revamping Asean's Myanmar strategy
News, Pou Sothirak & Peyson Hunt, Published on 24/05/2025
» Myanmar's civil war, now in its fourth year, has become a test not just of national resilience but of Asean's capacity to respond to crises within its own ranks.
Flash floods in Korat's Wang Nam Khiao cause damage, 1 missing
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 11/05/2025
» Heavy rains in Wang Nam Khiao, Nakhon Ratchasima, led to flash floods that caused significant damage and left one construction worker missing.
Thailand seeks Myanmar’s aid on toxic river
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/04/2025
» Thai authorities are awaiting a response from Myanmar about potential cooperation in tackling toxic contamination affecting the Kok River, a water source for downstream communities in Chiang Mai.
Group rejects 'slum' label for Myanmar community
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/03/2025
» The director of a Catholic-run school in Phuket denies that a Myanmar community in the province is living in a "slum", as labelled by a foreign YouTuber.
Burma on the brink of ousting the military?
News, Published on 27/02/2025
» If the Burmese drive General Min Aung Hlaing and his brutal military regime from power, as they seem about to do, the first thing they should do afterwards is take a leaf from Costa Rica's book and abolish the army. Don't reform it or downsize it; just get rid of it forever.
Border disputes need a smarter path
News, Sally Tyler, Published on 27/02/2025
» Though I live in Washington, DC, I generally spend some time each year in Thailand. When I visited recently, I was interested in noting the renewed controversy around the MOU 44 with Cambodia concerning Koh Kut and the overlapping claims area. While there are obvious parallels with the Preah Vihear conflict, using the dispute surrounding the celebrated temple complex as a guide for an effective resolution in Koh Kut will prove unsatisfactory for all parties.
Karen Border Guard Force to help nail scammers
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Asawin Pinitwong, Published on 15/02/2025
» Col Saw Chit Thu, leader of the Myanmar junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), has pledged to cooperate with the Thai government to crack down on call-centre scam gangs in Myanmar near the Thai border.
Govt will plug shortfall in US funding
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2025
» The government will continue to support healthcare services for refugees after US President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign aid which immediately impacts healthcare financial support for refugees in Thailand.