United Nations Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener (left), talks with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha during a meeting at Government House in Bangkok, May 14, 2021.

UN Envoy Meets Thai PM, Asks for Help in Ending Myanmar Crisis

Former army general Prayuth Chan-o-Cha is close to Burmese military, analysts say.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha (right), attends the launching of the anti-fake news center at the Government House in Bangkok, Oct. 29, 2019.

China’s Information Warfare and Media Influence Sow Division in Thailand

2021-05-13

Conspiracy theories and Communist Party media are seeping into the Southeast Asian nation of 69 million people.

A Thai health worker sprays a Buddhist monk with disinfectant at a temple in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, May 5, 2021.

COVID-19 Deaths Set Records, Infections Rise Sharply in Some Southeast Asian Nations

2021-05-12

Number of daily new cases in Malaysia could reach 5,000 by mid-May, country’s health chief says.

In this photo released by the San Sai District Administrative Office, a Thai officer checks the temperature of journalists working for Democratic Voice of Burma, at San Sai District in Chiang Mai province north of Thailand, May 9, 2021.

Editor, Activists Urge Release of Journalists Arrested in Thailand after Fleeing Myanmar

2021-05-11

Rights and press groups urge authorities not to deport the Democratic Voice of Burma reporters.

Thai pro-democracy activist Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, who has been on a hunger strike since March 15, flashes a three-finger salute from an ambulance as he is released on bail in Bangkok, May 11, 2021.

Thai Court Grants Bail to Pro-Democracy Activist on Hunger Strike

Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and a second activist, Chaiamorn “Ammy” Kaewwiboonpan, flashed three-finger salutes to supporters upon their release.

Thai Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao talks to reporters after a cabinet meeting in Bangkok, Sept. 10, 2019.

Thai Court: Cabinet Member Can Serve Despite Australian Drug Conviction

Thammanat Prompao denied 2019 reports that he was involved in a heroin deal in the 1990s.

Ethnic Karen protesters flash a three-finger salute of defiance and display signs calling for the abolishment of the military dictatorship during a demonstration in Dooplaya district, southeastern Myanmar’s Karen state, April 22, 2021.

Myanmar Fighting, Political Strife Swell Refugee Ranks, Affect Neighboring States

Civilians have fled to Thailand while Bangladesh has beefed up patrols to stop influx of Rohingya.

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