Prachatai reporter and freelance photographer have been arrested after they covered an incident in March 2023 where an activist sprayed graffiti onto the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Read the full report: prachataienglish.com/node/10813 #Pressfreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime

Myanmar’s newly activated conscription law: extensive interviews with potential conscripts suggest only 10% of young people will comply. A fish vendor says: “I’d rather cut off a few fingers….” Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myan…

I recently spent two weeks in Karenni and Shan States, Burma, documenting how the war is changing. I met dozens of fighters with a ceaseless drive for freedom. And their clear resolve and strength has been displayed by winning many battles. 1/11 aljazeera.com/news/longform/…

About 100 Myanmar junta soldiers from battalion 275 are found waiting at the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 on the Myawaddy side after joint KNLA/KNA(BGF)/PDF forces captured their base.

#BREAKING: Several Thai media outlets report that ‘Boong’ has passed away after suffering from a cardiac arrest this morning as result of over 15 weeks of hunger strike. She was one of around 260 activists charged with #lesemajeste since the 2020 pro-reform #ThaiProtest wave.

Today is shaping up to be a pretty extraordinary day in Bangladesh history- colleagues report that PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

ยุบพรรคก้าวไกล! #ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ มีคำสั่งยุบพรรคก้าวไกล เหตุกระทำการการล้มล้างการปกครองระบอบประชาธิปไตยฯ และกระทำการอันอาจเป็นปฏิปักษ์ต่อการปกครองระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข ตามพ.รป.พรรคการเมืองฯ มาตรา 92 วรรคหนึ่ง (1) (2)

🇹🇭 MFP Thailand was the leading party in the 2023 elections. No democratic system can function without a plurality of parties and candidates. Any limitation on the exercise of free association and expression must be consistent with international instruments, including the ICCPR

A Thai court finds Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin guilty of an ethical violation in the appointment of a convicted lawyer as a minister, paving the way for his immediate ouster. trib.al/7W3v88r

BREAKING: The Pheu Thai Party has announced that it will nominate its leader, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as the premier candidate, replacing Srettha Thavisin, who was removed from the premiership by order of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday. The special parliamentary session

Thai court sentences a YouTube chef, who is the son of Spanish actors, to life for murder apnews.com/article/spanis…

More than 20 children and teachers unaccounted for after bus crashes and catches fire in Thailand bbc.in/4gNK4MN

#GirlsTakeOver2024 is in full swing in Thailand! 4 inspiring ethnic youth leaders from the Tai and Dara-ang communities in Chiang Mai "took over" the role of Cooperation Team Leader to the EUinThailand , Dr. Audrey-Anne Rochelemagne. #InternationalDayoftheGirl #IDG2024

BREAKING: The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges to issue an arrest warrant for Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military regime, for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. apnews.com/article/icc-my…

South Korea's president declares emergency martial law bbc.in/4eZKJsk

So very, very sad. French wife of assassinated former opposition Cambodian MP Lim Kimya, her shirt splattered with his blood (since he was shot right in front of her), in shock, looking at his body on the street in #Bangkok. France en Thaïlande 🇫🇷🇪🇺 Élysée France Diplomatie 🇫🇷🇪🇺 must act to ensure

UPDATE: เหยื่อค้ามนุษย์ชาวต่างชาติ 261 คน ถึงไทยแล้ว ด้าน ‘ผบ.ฉก.ราชมนู’ รอรับ ก่อนส่งตัวไปคัดกรองต่อไป วันนี้ (12 ก.พ. 68) กองทัพกระเหรี่ยงพุทธประชาธิปไตย (D.K.B.A.) นำโดย พล.ต.ซอ ส่วย วะ รองผู้บัญชาการทหาร D.K.B.A. และพล.จ.ซอ ซาย จ่อ ละ ผู้บัญชาการกองพลที่ 1 D.K.B.A.

A bold message greeted Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing today near Bangkok’s Shangri-La Hotel, where he is expected to attend the #BIMSTEC.

Over 100 residents in Thailand’s Mae Sot joined a blood drive marking Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday. The event, led by a local CSO, highlights concern for the detained Myanmar leader’s health as she remains in junta custody. 📸: Paschal Zayar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Thailand’s political crisis deepens. The Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violations, the second leader it has ousted in just over a year. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…