Tag: Thailand
Surge in activist repression in Thailand, HRW warns
The organization said it had analyzed 25 cases that took place in Thailand between 2014 and 2023 and conducted 18 interviews with victims
Thailand’s biometric data collection stirs debate for Myanmar nationals
Thailand’s fledgling privacy policy, as well as a major data leak in 2023, has left others uncertain about data security
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
Forecasters there said it would remain intensely hot until the end of April, with cooler conditions expected in May
Risk of going backwards on exploitation in Bangkok
New rules would not only put rare species or delicate marine ecosystems at risk; they would also bring workers back to state of insecurity
Rising public frustration in Thailand over Chiang Mai’s air pollution crisis
Authorities blamed the recurring haze on forest fires and the burning of land for agricultural cultivation in the surrounding areas
Residents flee Myanmar into Thailand as fighting intensifies
Airstrikes were conducted all of Tuesday night, and one jet fighter dropped at least eight bombs in an hour early Wednesday morning
Thailand says prepared to receive 100,000 people fleeing Myanmar
Earlier on Tuesday Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and high-level Thai officials met to discuss the border issue
The search for human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, abducted in 2004,...
Human rights groups marked the 20th anniversary of Somchai’s abduction by reaffirming their commitment to pursuing justice
Thailand’s same-sex marriage bill moves to senate
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said he was "proud of our pride" after the lower house voted to approve the bill in a 399-10 landslide
A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia
As internet use became more widespread, it was also turned into an essential weapon of citizen movements speaking truth to power
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