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Guest Column
The US downgrade of Thailand to ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ ignores progress such as the registration of 250,000 Myanmar workers, who now receive protection and welfare benefits.
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Burma
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are all reportedly unwilling to compromise on their candidates; the junta is said to prefer the latter option but has been unresponsive.
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Guest Column
Problems with the vaccine rollout in Thailand are symptomatic of the wider mismanagement and allegations of vested interests that beset the country as a whole.
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Burma
Almost 900 Myanmar nationals in Mae Sot and Phang Nga in southern Thailand test positive for coronavirus.
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Editorial
China and Myanmar’s other neighbors are banking on another extended period of military rule under the junta. History will remember their failure to stand with the people.
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Burma
A Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman said a UN resolution condemning the coup and calling for a ban on arms sales to Myanmar could pose security challenges for Thailand.
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Guest Column
The regime is encouraging China and Thailand to invest in hydropower and special economic zones in a bid to weaken ethnic armed groups and the National Unity Government.
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Burma
A combined force of civilian resistance fighters and armed Karen groups clashed with regime troops close to the border with Thailand.
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Opinion
Rising COVID-19 cases, migrant workers and refugees are a triple threat for Thai government.
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Guest Column
For any peace process to have a chance, both sides must realize that their current face-off is a lose-lose endeavor.
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Burma
Thailand tells UN envoy it will do everything possible to ensure that the situation in Myanmar moves in the right direction.
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Guest Column
Thai authorities should intensify dialogue with all stakeholders to increase awareness of a draft law requiring NGOs to clarify their funding sources.
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Burma
After their occupation of a Myanmar military camp near the Thai border, the KNLA’s spokesman says the rebel army stands with the pro-democracy protesters.
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Burma
The airstrike follows an attack on a military base close to the Thai border by ethnic armed group the Karen National Liberation Army.
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Burma
Two parallel governments were formed to challenge Myanmar’s earlier military dictatorships although the men with guns retained power.