An alleged drug addict, who attacked a schoolboy with a large knife at a school in Suphan Buri on Friday, has been charged with attempted murder and for carrying an offensive weapon in public.The incident occurred at a school in Nong Ya Sai district, w…
The Philippine government said Friday it intended to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila’s brutal anti-drug campaign, which left thousands dead.The Hague-based tribunal launched the enquiry in 2019 but suspe…
More than 3,500 desperate Rohingya attempted deadly sea crossings in 39 boats in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal in 2022, according to the latest data from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. This represents a 360 per cent increase on the year before w…
Killings of journalists and media workers surged 50 percent in 2022 to reach 86 worldwide, marking one death every four days, UN cultural body UNESCO said Monday.Last year’s increase followed three years with lower violence against reporters, with an a…
Officials from the Department of Special Investigations (DSI), police and army officers are among 16 suspects arrested by police for allegedly extorting 9.5 million baht in cash from Chinese nationals linked to illegal businesses in Thailand.The 16 peo…
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Without comprehensive regional and national approaches to refugee protection in Southeast Asia, more than 150,000 Rohingya in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia currently rely on a patchwork of policies that offer them limited, if any,…