Category: Legal Matters

In the South-East, the number of IDPs increased from 289,800 last week to 291,700 this week.   Similar to the previous week, Kyaukkyi Township in Bago Region (East) continues to experience the most displacement with about 1,300 new IDPs verified. They reported security threats that forced them to leave their villages.   In Shan State […]

Rayong Province, on 11-15 September 65, heavy rain caused flooding in the area of Krasae Bon Subdistrict, Tang Kwian Subdistrict, Wang Wa Subdistrict, Ban Na Subdistrict , Klaeng District, Thap Ma Subdistrict , Mueang District Ban Chang Subdistrict, Ban Chang District , Nong La Lok Subdistrict , Ban Khai District, Map Kha Subdistrict Nikhom Phatthana […]

Supporters of jailed Cambodian American and human rights advocate Theary Seng called on Cambodia’s government to grant her release, days after a New York-based rights group called her June 14 trial “a travesty of justice.”   Theary Seng was sentenced to six years in prison along with 50 other activists for their association with the […]

The security situation in Myanmar continued to deteriorate during the reporting period, resulting in an uptick in displacement. As of 6 September 2022, there were an estimated 1,312,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) across the country, including 982,000 people who have been newly displaced within the country since 1 February 2021.   In the South-East, indiscriminate […]

H.E. Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, presided over the handover ceremony of cash donations for flood relief in Pakistan. In addition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ donation of 7 million baht, donations were also made by Thai civil society organisations namely the Council for Humanitarian Networking of Sheikhul Islam Office, Al-Slam […]

At its peak, flood waters submerged approximately one-third of the country, washed away crops, and destroyed or damaged more than 1.7 million homes, critical infrastructure, and thousands of miles of roads that had previously connected towns and cities…

One of Thailand’s longest-running embezzlement scandals, which led to the collapse of the Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) in 1995 and an extradition battle in a Canadian court over a key suspect, concluded yesterday (Monday), with the Thai Supreme Court…