Droves of young Myanmar men and women fleeing military service to Thailand
AFTER the Myanmar junta recently announced that it is immediately imposing military service, young men and women quickly started fleeing to Thailand by walking through the forest with a bigger wave of tens and thousands of them expected to flood across the border soon, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Feb. 19). The announced enforcement […]
Read MoreThaksin virtually held hostage with lese majeste lawsuit: NIDA academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra is being virtually held hostage by the country’s powers that be with a lese majeste lawsuit against him so that he will never do anything unacceptable to them, according to a prominent academic. Pichai Ratanadilok na Phuket, director of the NIDA’s […]
Read MoreOAG not deciding on lese majeste case against Thaksin till April 10
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL will remain undecided as to whether to proceed with a lese majeste lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra until April 10. OAG spokesperson Prayut Petcharakhun confirmed today (Feb.19) the agency is not going to decide whether to put forward the […]
Read MoreSDGs will fail to meet 2030 target, but travel & tourism can still be a big help
THE “unfavourable global context” has rendered the 2030 target for the UN Sustainable Development Goals unachievable, according to a UN report. Although considerable progress has been made across all the 17 goals, it is “uneven and inadequate” across countries and categories, and will not be fully achieved until 2062. The progress report was released […]
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