Booming regional meth industry – Thailand, Myanmar, China and Laos
By The Thaiger December 8, 2019 “At the same time significant investment has been made in new highways and bridges in an out of Myanmar, Thailand, China, Laos, Bangladesh […]
Building Human Rights Friendly Indonesia Regions
PURWANI DIYAH PRABANDARI TEMPO.CO Sat, December 7, 2019 Human Rights Festival banner in Jember, East Java, where hundreds of representatives from regencies/cities in Indonesia, as well as envoys from 30 […]
Memory of Myanmar: Look backward, move forward
PHOE WA The Myanmar Times sat,DECember 2019 U Soe Hlaing, a former political prisoner and a victim of torture shares about his experience at the Memory of Myanmar Event at Kafe […]
Cambodia expands school feeding programmes
Voun Dara The Phnom Penh Post December 3, 2019 Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron (centre) takes a group photo with forum attendees. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE […]
Taiwan seen as low-profile, yet high potential investor in Myanmar
JOHN LIU The Myanmar Times Fri December 6, 2019 Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen at an event earlier this year. Photo: EPA A Taiwan-led industrial zone half the size of the […]
Myanmar battlefield rises from the ashes
SIT HTET AUNG The Myanmar Times DECember 6, 2019 Children study at the newly built primary school in Law Kay Kaw. Photo: Sit Htet Aung LAY KAY KAW, Myanmar – […]
Cambodia King rescinds oknha honorific of 46 National Police officials
Khorn Savi The Phnom Penh Post December 4, 2019 King Norodom Sihamoni has signed a royal decree rescinding the oknha titles of 46 National Police officials with the rank of general, as […]
Health Minister Pushes for Farmers to Grow Cannabis in Thailand
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times December 1, 2019 BANGKOK – Thailand’s Public Health Minister has proposed farmers be allowed to grow cannabis plants under a joint scheme with the […]
Outlook for the Thai economy is bleak and will get bleaker due to its rapidly ageing population
Joseph O’ Connor Thai Examiner December 1, 2019 The scary prospect of Thailand’s ageing workforce and population underlies the current economic malaise being experienced by the kingdom right now. Thailand […]
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