Covid-19
Two new coronavirus cases in Thailand; one new fatality
Thailand’s government said on Monday that it had discovered two new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.One of the new cases was an earlier patient’s spouse in Phuket. The other is a Thai in state quarantine....
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Myanmar submits official report to ICJ on Rohingya genocide; a humanitarian disaster looming in camps
Myanmar's government submitted, this weekend, an official report to the International Court of Justice detailing how the country will prevent future acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.The ICJ had asked in January for Myanmar to install...
Covid-19
Environmental Justice Foundation working with locals in Thailand to make seas free of old fishing nets
The Environmental Justice Foundation is teaming up with local villagers throughout Thailand to recycle and reuse old discarded fishing nets to ease pollution in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.According to the EJF, 640,000 tons of...
Covid-19
No new cases discovered in Thailand in the last 24 hours
Thailand’s government said on Sunday that its health services had discovered no new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the fourth time that the number of new cases was at zero since the outbreak began.There were no...
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Opinion: The right side of history
I was on my gap year during the time and studying abroad. My
calls for a revolution in our education system would be challenged by the
takeover of the military.The authoritarianism inherent in the education system would
only be reinforced by...
Covid-19
Three new coronavirus cases discovered in Thailand
Thailand’s government said on Saturday that it had discovered three new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.Two of the cases were discovered among returning expats in state quarantine. One more was discovered in Phuket.This brings the...
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Oppositions unhappy with the extension of the SOE to June 30
Based on the National Security Council (NSC)'s proposal, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) decided on Friday to extend the nationwide State of Emergency (SOE) until the end of June.The cabinet will need to approve the extension next...
Covid-19
No new coronavirus cases; situation center approves SOE extension
The Thai government said on Friday that it had discovered no new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.That keeps the total number of cases discovered in the country at 3,037 total cases.There were no new fatalities with the...
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Exclusive: former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reflects on the 2014 coup
Yingluck Shinawatra is the former Prime Minister of Thailand who came into power in 2011. She was removed from office by the Constitutional Court and her government was overthrown by a military coup in 2014.What
were you thinking 15 days...
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Grading Thailand’s 13 successful coups
Thailand has had 13 successful coups (and many more coup attempts) since the start of the 20th century. More than enough for multiple lifetimes.Since there has been so many, we decided to hand out grades to all of...
