Myanmar’s rebels see unity as key to victory over weakened military rulers | Conflict News

Myanmar’s rebels see unity as key to victory over weakened military rulers | Conflict News

Karen State, Myanmar – A young fighter looks out from the upper floor in a concrete skeleton of a church that villagers have been building for two years in this small pocket of southeast Myanmar. The construction work has been a slow undertaking, said 21-year-old Zayar, a member of Myanmar’s…

Thailand deports dissident Russian rockers to Israel | Russia-Ukraine war News

Thailand deports dissident Russian rockers to Israel | Russia-Ukraine war News

Human rights advocates warned against sending Bi-2 to Russia where they could be persecuted for opposing Ukraine war. Thailand has deported members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine to Israel after they were detained for performing without a permit. Members of Bi-2 left “safely”…

Russian rock band critical of Ukraine war faces deportation from Thailand | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian rock band critical of Ukraine war faces deportation from Thailand | Russia-Ukraine war News

Bi-2 members, held for performing without permits, have criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin. Members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine have been jailed in Thailand, with growing calls to not deport them to Russia. Progressive rock group Bi-2’s members remained…

Tens of thousands affected as severe flooding hits Thailand’s south | Floods News

Tens of thousands affected as severe flooding hits Thailand’s south | Floods News

Schools closed, roads and railways submerged and people forced onto their roofs amid torrential rain. Tens of thousands of people in southern Thailand have been affected by severe flooding that has submerged roads and railways, forced schools to close and left some residents trapped in their homes. The province of…

Thai rice farmer Tanyapong Jaikham makes art with plantings that depict cats
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Thai rice farmer Tanyapong Jaikham makes art with plantings that depict cats

A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance. Farmer Tanyapong Jaikham and a team of workers planted the seedlings at various spots in the field in…

Drones help solve the forest carbon capture riddle in Thailand | Environment

Drones help solve the forest carbon capture riddle in Thailand | Environment

On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone’s rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest. It moves back and forth atop the rich canopy, transmitting photos to be knitted into a 3D model that reveals the woodland’s health…

Double-decker bus slams into tree in Thailand, killing 14 | transport News

Double-decker bus slams into tree in Thailand, killing 14 | transport News

Long-distance coach was travelling from Bangkok to the country’s far south when it veered off the road at about 1am. A double-decker bus has smashed into a tree in southern Thailand, killing at least 14 people and injuring 32 others, police have said. The long-distance coach was travelling from Bangkok…

‘I missed my family’: Tears and smiles as Thai captives come home | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘I missed my family’: Tears and smiles as Thai captives come home | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Bangkok, Thailand – Three words in English gave Thai migrant worker Khomkrit Chombua the first signal in 50 days that his captors in Gaza were about to release him: “You go Thailand.” Khomkrit was among 17 Thai captives who arrived in Bangkok on Thursday, tired and visibly thin but appearing…

LGBTQ advocates cheer Thailand’s latest drive for same-sex marriage law | LGBTQ News

LGBTQ advocates cheer Thailand’s latest drive for same-sex marriage law | LGBTQ News

Bangkok, Thailand – Somphat Satanavat has big plans for his wedding day. He has started looking for just the right hotel for the banquet, something in a neoclassical or colonial style. He knows the type of traditional Thai music he wants played and pondered the guest list. But as a…

Thailand Blames Facebook for Getting Thousands Duped to Crypto Scams, Plans Legal Action

Thailand Blames Facebook for Getting Thousands Duped to Crypto Scams, Plans Legal Action

Thailand is displeased with Facebook for not adequately monitoring and eliminating the circulation of risky financial schemes on its platform. As per Thailand’s ministry of digital economy, over 2,00,000 Thai nationals have been duped via Facebook where scammers lured them with crypto schemes and auctions for high returns, among other…