World May 16 Human Rights Watch pushes Thai authorities to stop expelling dissident refugees A leading international human rights organization has urged the Thai government to stop forcing political dissidents who fled to Thailand for safety to return to authoritarian home countries, where they may face torture, persecution or death.
World Mar 27 Despite Myanmar's long string of battlefield defeats, the army holds its annual military strength parade The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council alleged in a speech that the nation’s youth are being tricked by propaganda into supporting the resistance against army rule.
World Feb 14 Myanmar says newly activated conscription law will draft 5,000 people a month. Some think of fleeing The surprise weekend announcement on conscription appeared to confirm that the military has been stretched thin by increasing pressure from armed pro-democracy resistance forces.
World Sep 01 Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin's 8-year prison term reduced to a single year Thai media, citing Justice Ministry sources, said Thaksin can apply for parole after serving one-third of his sentence, or four months.
World May 18 Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighboring Bangladesh and a wider swathe of western Myanmar's Rakhine state.
World May 15 What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election victory? Thailand’s opposition racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives, dealing a major blow to the establishment parties and the former general who has led the country since seizing power in…
World Apr 23 Military-appointed election official in Myanmar assassinated by opposition guerrilla group A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule.
World Apr 11 Military airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100 Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media.
World Mar 06 Residents say Myanmar soldiers killed 17 people in 2 villages A resident and members of Myanmar's anti-government resistance say soldiers have rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people.
World Dec 30 Court convicts ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on corruption in Myanmar The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison after a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the army toppled her elected government in February 2021.