Dhaka says Mohammad Ershad of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army was involved in the killing of an intelligence officer last year and the 2016 attacks in Rakhine State.
Another four people were injured in the shooting at Siam Paragon mall, a popular shopping and tourist spot; the prime minister said the situation was under control.
The village of Uthai Sawan in one of Thailand’s poorest areas still struggles to deal with the emotional toll of the massacre, which left 12 adults and 24 children dead.
UNODC teams up with China and Mekong countries to tackle ‘mushrooming’ of international crime in Myanmar and its neighbors.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was on hand to greet travelers from Shanghai as Thailand pulls out all the stops to get its all-important tourism sector back on track.
The public’s expectations are high and its patience is low after the most popular party in the recent election was denied a place in Srettha Thavisin’s government.
Myanmar was represented despite the bloc’s ban on junta leaders; the country has reportedly only been granted observer status.
The head of the country’s top agricultural body called on the incoming government to take action with the annual burning season set to begin in December.
President Jose Ramos-Horta says the regime controls about 30 percent of Myanmar and ASEAN should be doing more to end military rule.
The bloc remains divided on how to deal with the military junta; a new Chinese map claiming contested parts of the South China Sea will also feature prominently.
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