投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
Terry Xu was convicted last year after publishing a letter alleging ‘corruption at the highest echelons’The editor of a now-closed Singaporean news outlet has been jailed for three weeks for defamation over a letter published on the site that alleged …
Rights groups say the ban penalises those who cannot travel in a private vehicle or work from homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Philippine government has defended a controversial ban that prevents unvaccinated people f…
Lawyers say judgment demonstrates increasingly harsh stance taken by authorities over lese-majesty lawIt was last December that Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, a Thai student activist, and her friends strolled into a shopping mall in Bangkok wearing crop…
Constitutional court’s ruling in case against three protest leaders is denounced as ‘judicial coup’A Thai court’s ruling that protesters’ calls for reform of the monarchy amounted to an attempt to overthrow it has been likened to “a judicial coup”.Thai…
Junta pursue charges against ousted Myanmar leader as warnings grow of worsening conditions for displaced peopleAung San Suu Kyi has requested her court sessions be held every two weeks rather than every week on health grounds, according to her lawyer,…
For the past month, Bangkok’s Din Daeng intersection has been a battleground between police and protesters, angry at economic, health and rights crisisEvery few days, after finishing his online college classes, Chai* prepares to join protests in Bangko…
Both sides have applied for role, raising fears military leadership could be emboldened if chosenThe United Nations will face a dilemma when its general assembly convenes next week, after both Myanmar’s military junta and the country’s shadow national …
A cargo facility at the capital’s airport will care for patients with moderate Covid symptoms as Thailand sees record casesSee all our coronavirus coverageA cargo warehouse at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport has been turned into an 1,800-bed field hospital…
Special rapporteur urges security council to call for ceasefire amid fears Covid will spread across wider regionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMyanmar is at risk of becoming a super-spreader Covid state that fuels outbreaks…
Woman finds hungry elephant rummaging for late-night snack – and it’s not the first time he’s stopped byRatchadawan Puengprasoppon was awoken in the early hours of Saturday morning by crashing and banging. When she went to find out what had happened, s…
Parit Chiwarak, one of students jailed over protests calling for monarchy reform, is unable to stand, lawyer saysTwo Thai students imprisoned for leading mass protests that called for reform of the monarchy are in deteriorating health after spending up…
Two south-east Asian neighbours face a challenge after keeping infection numbers low last yearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter managing to control the coronavirus for much of 2020, Thailand is battling a fresh outbreak …
The lawsuit filed by the family of three victims alleges the Boeing 737-500 aircraft was defective in one or more waysAn Indonesian family whose relatives died onboard the Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed into the Java Sea have filed legal action agai…
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit faces prosecution for criticising role of company controlled by king in Covid-19 vaccine rolloutA prominent Thai opposition figure who was accused of breaching the country’s strict lese-majesty law after criticising the na…
Anchan, in her 60s, had hoped for leniency and said she did not realise audio she shared was inappropriateA former civil servant has been jailed for 43 years and six months for insulting the Thai monarchy, lawyers said, in what is thought to be the tou…