Rukchanok Srinork of the Move Forward Party was found guilty of lese majeste and breaching the Computer Crimes Act for retweeting two messages.
Vietnamese charity Blue Dragon said victims lured to work in scam compounds in Shan State must sell organs if they fail to meet quotas.
Locals in Aceh last week turned away several boat arrivals from Bangladesh, saying they did not have the resources to accept more refugees; a UN team was en route.
The Russian president is attending China’s Belt and Road Initiative summit as Xi’s ‘chief guest’.
The first flight of Thais fleeing the Israel-Hamas conflict landed in Bangkok on Thursday carrying 15 evacuees. More flights are scheduled for Sunday and Wednesday.
One of the two people killed on Tuesday was identified as Myanmar national Moe Myint, 31; the other was from China.
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.
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