Campaign winners and losers in the race to become Bangkok governor
April 10, 2022
The 31 candidates vying for the Bangkok governor’s post now have less than 50 days to impress the voters. But after examining their policies and
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Thailand’s banks try to find their feet in fast-changing world
April 9, 2022
Thailand’s banking industry has waded through many economic crises in the last few decades, the latest being the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite their preparedness, new risks
UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific (RBAP) Myanmar Emergency – External Update
April 9, 2022
The security situation remained tense across Myanmar with armed clashes which continued to trigger displacement. As of 4 April 2022, there were an estimated 907,500
Annual Songkran mass exodus from Bangkok begins
April 8, 2022
The exodus of people living or working in Bangkok, returning to their home provinces in Thailand’s north and north-east to celebrate the Songkran festival, began
Junta forces kill 7 in Saigang village, torch hundreds of homes
April 8, 2022
A joint force of junta troops and pro-military Pyu Saw Htee militiamen carried out a raid on a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region Thursday, killing
US Arrests ‘Yakuza Chief’ Who Sought Missiles for Myanmar, Sri Lanka Rebels
April 7, 2022
NEW YORK — U.S. authorities said Thursday that they had arrested a Japanese yakuza organized crime leader and three Thai men who trafficked heroin and
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