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Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim described having a fruitful discussion yesterday with former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, whom he has appointed as an informal advisor for Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship.
A court in Cambodia sentenced the head of an opposition party to two years in jail on Thursday for inciting social disorder, in the latest criminal case against government opponents.
A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent Vietnamese hill tribe activist to six months in prison for illegally entering the kingdom and staying without a visa, his lawyer told AFP.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says that he has a provisional appointment with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this Thursday at an undisclosed location in Thailand, not on Malaysia’s Langkawi resort island as reported by some media.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia's cabinet has agreed to a proposal to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared mysteriously 10 years ago, the transport minister said Friday.
Myanmar's junta-appointed foreign minister briefed officials from five neighbouring countries on the military's repeatedly delayed plans to hold elections, Thailand's foreign minister said on Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia's foreign minister will be issued a fine for puffing a cigarette in a non-smoking area, the country's health minister said Wednesday.
The Karen National Union (KNU) claimed today that its troops have recaptured Manerplaw camp from Myanmar government forces, after they lost it to the military junta almost three decades ago.
Bangkok - Myanmar's junta-appointed foreign minister will this week travel to Thailand for talks with its neighbours on border security, a junta spokesman said on Monday.
The four Thai fishermen sent to prison by a Myanmar court yesterday, for fishing in Myanmar waters, are expected to be released on January 4, according to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began her official visit to Malaysia today, at the invitation of her Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim.
Hanoi, Vietnam - A viper with scales that look like eyelashes and a leaf-nosed bat are among dozens of new species identified in Southeast Asia's Mekong region last year, WWF said Monday.
