Officials from the Provincial Administration Department (PAD) and Pathumwan district police raided a pub in Bangkok’s Rong Muang area early this morning (Saturday), after they received information that the nightspot was allegedly admitting underage cus…
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Denied and Deprived: Local communities confronting the humanitarian crisis and protection challenges in Southeast Burma
Since the 2021 military coup, the security and human rights situation in Burma/Myanmar has seriously degraded, creating a dire humanitarian crisis that is being inadequately addressed. A large portion of the population in Southeast Burma is living in c…
Recover Learning and Rebuild Education in the ASEAN Region Roundtable – Policy Brief
Nine steps to reverse education disruption in Southeast AsiaLondon, Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and Cambridge Partnership for Education (Cambridge) reveal nine recommendations to tackle the biggest problems in …
Thailand: Allow Newly Arrived Rohingya Access to Asylum
(Bangkok) – The Thai government should provide recently rescued Rohingya asylum seekers with assistance and immediate access to procedures to determine their refugee status, Human Rights Watch said today.On June 4, 2022, the Thai navy found 59 Rohingya…
Biden waives solar panel tariffs for four countries, invokes defense law
President Joe Biden waived tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations for two years and invoked the Defense Production Act to spur solar panel manufacturing at home, the White House said on Monday, Trend reports citing Reuters.The tariff…
Thai LGBTQ+ allies join first official pride parade
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By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thousands of members of Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community raised rainbow flags in the country’s first official pride parade on Sunday evening to celebrate pride month and support gender equality. Also waving blue, pink, and white transgender flags, marchers made their way through the main streets of Bangkok. Some chanted and called for same-sex marriages to be legalised and for sex workers’ rights. Designer Cpeeranat, 24, who made his costume with a long rainbow flag, said the parade had given him goosebumps. The relatively big parade was supported by the loca… Read more about Thai LGBTQ+ allies join first official pride parade …