Thai junta offers farmers $514 million in rice loans
The move to help rice growers struggling with falling prices comes as farmers become the new battleground between the junta and the opposition.
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Thai junta allows ‘culture of torture’ to flourish: Amnesty
Amnesty International says Thailand’s military government has allowed a “culture of torture” to flourish since the army seized power in a 2014 coup.
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Thai junta prepares for constitutional referendum
The 7 August referendum on a new constitution will be the first real test of the junta’s popularity since it took power more than two years ago.
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Thai junta gives stalled Dawei SEZ the green light
The Dawei project, located in eastern Burma, has been delayed since ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament last December.
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Burmese migrants lie low amid fears of Thai junta crackdown
Burmese migrant workers in Thailand fear that a crackdown is imminent as 70 Burmese nationals were arrested in Mae Sot on Monday.
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Thai junta defend coup in Burma
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ permanent secretary has made Burma – current chair of ASEAN – the first stop on a mission to defend his country’s 22 May coup d’etat.
Burmese media groups call for Thai junta to release journalists
The MJN urges the Burmese government, in its capacity as the current chairman of ASEAN, to help secure the release of the detained Thai journalists.
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Four years after coup, Thais tire of corruption and democratic delays
The Thai junta is struggling to combat perceptions that it over-promised and has thus far under-delivered, four years after it seized power in a bloodless coup.
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Biggest US force in years joins Thai military exercise, with Tatmadaw present too
The biggest US force in years joined an annual military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the Thai junta’s invitation to neighbouring Burma’s army, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing.
US to send most senior officer to Thailand since 2014 coup
The highest ranking US officer to visit Thailand since a 2014 coup will attend the Cobra Gold military exercise next month in what the Thai army hailed on Wednesday as a sign of improving relations.
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What will election mean for Thai-border refugees?
For the 110,000 living in refugee camps, hopes are high that a hated government will be defeated, but fears remain of an uncertain future.
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Burmese fishermen wait onshore as Thai dispute lingers
Thai Prime Minister urges registered fishing boats in his country to resume operations, but thousands of Burmese fishermen remain stuck onshore.
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ASEAN must cooperate to curb Rohingya trafficking crisis
Countries in the region need to try harder to find solutions to the problem of Rohingya people who have been forced to leave Burma and ended up victims of human trafficking gangs, a forum was told.
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The Migrants of Mahachai
In a port town just west of Bangkok, Burmese labourers toil under slave-like conditions in a multi-billion dollar seafood industry.
