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Myanmar's military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses

Mar. 28, 2024 01:35 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council marked Armed Forces Day on Wednesday with a speech claiming that the nation’s youth were being tricked into supporting the resistance against army rule, and that ethnic armed groups allied with the resistance engage in drug...

Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Mar. 27, 2024 23:43 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading...

Chinese EV makers challenging market leaders at auto show in Bangkok

Mar. 27, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese electric vehicle makers are showcasing their latest models, including a flying car, as they take on global rivals at the Bangkok International Motor Show. Companies like BYD, XPeng and Great Wall Motors are quickly growing their sales in Thailand,...

Thailand sends aid to war-torn Myanmar, but critics say it will only help junta

Mar. 25, 2024 07:11 AM EDT

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar on Monday, in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions of people displaced by fighting. But critics charge that the aid will benefit only people...

As Myanmar's army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns

Mar. 20, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Myanmar's military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield from a range of pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups, a U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights warned Wednesday. Resistance to...

No bidders in court-ordered auction of house where Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was detained for years

Mar. 20, 2024 04:42 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction Wednesday of the family home of Myanmar's imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she had been held under house arrest for nearly 15 years, legal officials said. Many in Myanmar view the house as a historical...

US commerce secretary hails progress at year's first meeting of Indo-Pacific trade grouping

Mar. 14, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday praised the progress made by the 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity after the group held a ministerial meeting Thursday to discuss proposed guidelines for regional commerce. Raimondo...

Former Thai leader Thaksin makes first public appearances after release from detention

Mar. 14, 2024 01:52 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra began his first public appearances since leaving detention, with an early morning visit to a shrine in Bangkok on Thursday before flying to his home province of Chiang Mai in the country’s north. The controversial...

Thai election body to seek dissolution of progressive party that won last year's general election

Mar. 12, 2024 06:06 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Election Commission on Tuesday said it will seek the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward party, which won last year's general election, after a court ruled that the party’s proposal to amend a royal anti-defamation law was unconstitutional. The...

In northern Myanmar, Kachin rebels claim attacks on army outposts as offensive gathers pace

Mar. 07, 2024 11:16 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A rebel group in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin said its troops on Thursday attacked more than 10 army outposts along the main road to the state capital of Myitkyina, increasing the pressure on the military government from pro-democracy resistance forces and ethnic minority...