KUALA LUMPUR - A Thai court Wednesday convicted opposition party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of holding shares in a media company while running for office, an election law breach that disqualifies the rising star of the country's pro-democracy movement from Parliament.…
Pope Arrives in Thailand to Encourage Catholic Minority
BANGKOK - Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost the morale of those countries' tiny minority Catholic communities and speak about issues of concern including human trafficking …
As Thai Police Investigation into Lao Activist’s Disappearance Stalls, Rights Leaders Demand Answers
Human rights activists voiced concern Monday about the stalled Thai police investigation into the late-August disappearance in Bangkok of prominent Lao democracy advocate Od Sayavong.
Od, 34, who had been recognized as a refugee by the U.N. refugee agency and …
US, China Trade Criticism Over South China Sea
The Chinese defense chief warned the United States on Monday against provoking military tensions by flexing muscles in the contested South China Sea, while his American counterpart urged claimant nations to use their sovereign spaces or risk losing them.
During …
Small in Numbers, Thai Catholics Preserve Centuries-Old Traditions
BANGKOK - The last time Vararunee Khonchanath was in the presence of a pope was before she was born just over 35 years ago, but when Pope Francis visits Bangkok later this week to bless Thailand's tiny Catholic minority she …
Cambodia Opposition Leader Kem Sokha to Face Trial, Despite Looming EU Sanctions
The former head of Cambodia's opposition party, Kem Sokha, will be tried for treason, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday, despite the easing of restrictions on his house arrest last week that led some to believe his case could be …