Former KMITL rector acquitted of embezzlement by Appeals Court
The Appeals Court has upheld the acquittal of former rector of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Thawil Phuengma,…
Thai court dismisses Mekong River activists’ case against Xayaburi Dam in Laos
Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand’s controversial power purchase deal from a…
Dutchman seen spearfishing at Phi Phi islands in custody for illegal hunting
A Dutch tourist, who was recently seen on TikTok with some parrot fish, which he allegedly caught in Thailand’s southern…
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot
AFGHANISTANFlash floods have impacted central and eastern regions of Afghanistan since 11 August. Flash floods affected thousands of families in…
Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit
BEIJING/TAIPEI, China’s military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday as a group of U.S. lawmakers visited…
Myanmar emergency overview map: Number of people displaced in South East since Feb 2021 and remain displaced (As of 08 August 2022)
In the South-East, the number of IDPs increased from 273,100 last week to 277,500 this week. Most of the new…
CTED to brief Security Council meeting on Secretary-General’s latest report on threats posed by ISIL/Da’esh
The United Nations Security Council will hold a briefing on 9 August 2022 on the Secretary-General’s latest biannual report on…
‘Joe Ferrari’ seeks to withdraw his appeal against conviction for killing suspect
The mother of convicted police officer Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka “Joe Ferrari”, has asked the court for the withdrawal of an…
ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR) – When Disasters and Pandemic Collide: What does it mean to ASEAN, now and into the future? (3rd Edition)
With the publication of the third edition of the ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR) – titled When…
Amnesty International launches global campaign to confront unprecedented worldwide threat to the right to protest
The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today,…