Thai parliament votes down bills aimed at rescinding junta’s post-coup orders

The new Thailand's parliament under construction in Bangkok. It is called Sappaya-Sapasathan
The new Thailand's parliament under construction in Bangkok. It is called Sappaya-Sapasathan. Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thailand’s House of Representatives today (Wednesday) rejected two bills aimed at repealing all announcements and orders, deemed to be violations of the principles of human [Read More…]

Hundreds of civilians dead in Myanmar’s embattled Sagaing region since coup

FAW Jiefang CA-1122J military truck of Myanmar Army
FAW Jiefang CA-1122J military truck of Myanmar Army. Photo: TTL(Facebook). CC0 1.0.

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in northwest Myanmar’s Sagaing region since the military seized power, as the area has become a center of armed [Read More…]

Can Thailand’s 2014 coup leader secure another 5 years in power?

Prayut Chan-o-cha in a video conference during the COVID-19 pandemic
Prayut Chan-o-cha in a video conference during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s words to supporters in the South last week were interpreted by many as a sign he intends to seek another term [Read More…]

Yingluck Shinawatra bemoans lost development because of Prayut coup

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female PM
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female PM. Photo: Yingluck Shinawatra / Facebook.

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday lamented the development opportunities lost to the country since Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha led a military coup that [Read More…]

Ex PM Yingluck Shinawatra says junta has failed Thais on 7th anniversary of coup

Yingluck Shinawatra visiting a reservoir
Yingluck Shinawatra visiting a reservoir. Photo: Yingluck Shinawatra / Facebook.

Ousted fugitive former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra wrote on her Facebook page today (Saturday) saying it was bitter and hurtful to see the Thai people [Read More…]

Thai Government Provides Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees from Myanmar

Demonstrators display banners during 2021 protests in Myanmar against Military Coup
Demonstrators display banners during 2021 protests in Myanmar against military junta. Photo: MgHla (aka) Htin Linn Aye. CC BY-SA 4.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Thai military has provided shelter and humanitarian assistance to more than 2,200 people who have fled the hostilities across the border [Read More…]

Forty Myanmar Junta Troop Deaths Reported After Clashes with Rebel Army and Local Militia

FAW Jiefang CA-1122J military truck of Myanmar Army
FAW Jiefang CA-1122J military truck of Myanmar Army. Photo: TTL(Facebook). CC0 1.0.

A rebel army and a local militia have killed 40 Myanmar junta soldiers in two days of fighting this week in regions near the country’s [Read More…]