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NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — An independent commission established by Myanmar’s government has concluded there are reasons to believe that security forces committed war crimes in counterinsurgency operations that led more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. However, the commission, headed by a Philippine diplomat, said in a report given Monday to
The Constitutional Court has cleared Future Forward Party of charges that it has attempted to undermine the democratic system under the monarchy. The ruling this morning came as a triumph for the young political party whose leader Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit and its other top executives had prepared for the worst. Future Forward’s supporters gathered at
Celebrities have joined residents in and around Bangkok in accusing the Government of being complacent and incompetent in its approach to solving the worsening PM2.5 dust pollution. Well known singer Lydia Sarunrat posted images of her bloodshot eyes on Instagram on Monday, saying the pollution had irritated her eyes after just 15 minutes riding
Leader of Future Forward Party Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit said this afternoon that the Constitutional Court’s ruling that cleared his party from charges that it attempted to undermine the system of constitutional monarchy was a confirmation for it” to march forward”. Speaking to hundreds of supporters at Future Forward’s headquarters shortly after the verdict, Thanathorn said he
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Six Iraqis including two police officers were killed and scores were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces, medical and security sources said, as anti-government unrest resumed after a lull of several weeks. Three protesters succumbed to their wounds at a Baghdad hospital after police
Samsen Road, in the Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok, was identified as the most polluted of the 56 areas experiencing dust above the safe level, with airborne PM2.5 measured at 91 microns today, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). Some of the other badly affected areas today include: Lat Phrao Soi 95 in
All core members and MPs of the Future Forward party will gather at the party’s head office in the Thai Summit Tower on Tuesday to monitor the Constitutional Court’s reading of the verdict on the party and its executive committee. Party spokeswoman Pannika “Chor” Wanich said today that party supporters are welcome to join the
The Supreme Court this morning sent Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, once one of Thailand’s best known and highest-paid news anchors, to 8 years in jail for embezzlement. The 53-year-old veteran journalist was immediately escorted out of the courtroom to begin serving his sentence. The court found Sorrayuth guilty of embezzling more than 138 million baht in
BEIJING (AP) — A fourth person has died in an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, authorities said Tuesday, as more places stepped up medical screening of travelers from the country as it enters its busiest travel period. The increased control measures followed a sharp rise in the number of infections to more
Members and supporters of Future Forward Party have started arriving at the party’s headquarters in the Thai Summit Tower on New Phetchaburi Road to follow the Constitutional Court’s ruling on charges that it has engaged in activities detrimental to the democratic system under the monarchy. An army of journalists have also turned up for
Seven opposition parties are to demand that the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) investigate Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for allegedly breaching the law on three issues, namely: The Prime Minister failed to state the sources of the Government’s revenue in the Government’s policy statement presented to parliament last year. The Prime Minister failed to recite the
Air pollution in Bangkok and its vicinity is worsening today due to increased levels of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere, as a result of temperature inversion, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). PCD director-general Pralong Damrongthai said this morning (Monday) that the levels of PM2.5 between 6am to 7am today were measured at
Amnesty International has called on the Thai government to cease its persecution and legal intimidation of the Future Forward party. In a statement, issued today ahead of the Constitutional Court delivering its ruling tomorrow (Tuesday) in the “Illuminati Case” against the Future Forward party, Amnesty International said that the case, and the court’s refusal to
One passenger drowned and four others remain missing after their boat hit a submerged tree stump and capsized on Sirikit reservoir in Tha Pla district of Thailand’s northern province of Uttradit. Rescue workers managed to pull five other passengers and the boat’s skipper from the water, but 4 are missing and one body has since
PENANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.” Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been
Burning of sugarcane by farmers in several provinces is increasing airborne pollution, affecting local residents, and officials appear to be powerless or reluctant to intervene to stop the practice. The flouting of an order banning the practice, in effect since last year, has prompted civic groups and media organizations in Phetchabun province to protest
