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Rescue calls for boat stranded near Thailand holding 200 Rohingya refugees
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2022
» Southeast Asian politicians called Tuesday for the rescue of a boat carrying as many as 200 Rohingya refugees including women and children stranded at sea for several weeks.
Red-zone shopping hours cut further
Online Reporters, Published on 24/04/2021
» Operating hours of shopping malls, supermarkets and convenience stores will be shortened further in 18 high-risk provinces in order to reduce the spread of Covid-19, the Thai Retailers Association (TRA) said on Saturday.
Indonesia calls for Asean summit on Myanmar crisis
Reuters and AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» JAKARTA/YANGON: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday called for democracy to be restored and violence to be halted in Myanmar and for Southeast Asian leaders to hold a high-level meeting to discuss the situation there.
10 Myanmar nationals held on way to Malaysia
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 11/03/2019
» SONGKHLA: Immigration police rounded up 10 Myanmar nationals on Monday as they were preparing to leave for Malaysia from Hat Yai district.
Cops crack down on illegal migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/07/2018
» A massive crackdown on illegal migrants has been launched nationwide after the registration of undocumented alien labourers reached deadline on Saturday.
Suffering continues for alien labourers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/03/2018
» As the deadline to register alien labourers nears this Saturday, nearly 9,000 migrants nationwide have been struggling to seek work permits through online registration to extend their stay until March, 2020.
Rise of violent Buddhist rhetoric in Asia defies stereotypes
AFP, Published on 12/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is upending the religion's tolerant image.