Woman arrested with equipment for forging visas
Thai immigration police arrested a woman and seized several items of equipment used for making counterfeit visas today (Monday), in a raid on a condo in Bangkok’s Khannayao district.The arrest of the…
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Media organizations oppose media ethics bill
Thai media professional organizations have raised objection to a bill seeking to set up a council to regulate media ethics due to be taken up for deliberation by the House on Tuesday.They expressed…
Japan PM Kishida rebukes aide over same-sex couple outburst
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday rebuked one of his secretaries, who said he wouldn’t want to live next to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples and warned that people would…
Anti-establishment activist wants EM tag removed, like actress “Pinky”
An anti-establishment political activist sought permission from the Criminal Court to have the electronic monitoring (EM) tag removed from his ankle today (Wednesday), after the court granted…
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Region Humanitarian Situation Report No. 4 (1 October – 31 December 2022)
In 2022, UNICEF provided access to primary health care for 4,161,790 children and women and vaccinated 27,041,501 children against measles. A total of 958,035 children and caregivers were also…
Suu Kyi Portraits, Flags and Chants as Bangkok Hosts Myanmar Anti-Coup Protest
BANGKOK — Several hundred Myanmar pro-democracy protesters gathered outside their country’s embassy in Bangkok Wednesday, two years after a coup by a junta that has killed thousands of civilians in…
Increasing Arrivals of Rohingya Boats; IOM Scales up Support
Bangkok – The number of Rohingya refugees arriving in South-East Asia via sea and land routes has increased exponentially in recent months. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recorded…
Thailand’s amended law on constituency and party-list MPs promulgated
The amended Election Act for constituency and party-list MPs came into force today (Sunday) following its publication in the Royal Gazette yesterday. Under the amended law, there will be 400…
Alleged drug addict charged after knife attack on schoolboy in Suphan Buri
An alleged drug addict, who attacked a schoolboy with a large knife at a school in Suphan Buri on Friday, has been charged with attempted murder and for carrying an offensive weapon in public. …
Rights Group Names Countries, Companies Propping up Myanmar Junta
Myanmar’s ruling junta is getting support from more than 60 foreign governments and international organizations including United Nations entities, according to a study by the group Justice for…