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Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become the next Prime Minister was just rejected by the country’s junta-appointed senate in the Thai parliament’s first round of voting for its next leader.

Here’s what to know—and all the ways it could play out.

Thailand is aiming to boost its economic and political ties with nearly two dozen nations, as world leaders gather for the APEC Summit later this week in Bangkok. But observers say with geopolitical tensions at a high between the United States and China, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, Thailand is looking out for its own…

Observers say with geopolitical tensions at a high between US and China, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, Thailand is looking out for its own benefit during the event

Whatever its decision, the outcome will do little to undermine the control of Thailand’s royal-military establishment.

Thanks to a reader for pointing out a recent op-ed by academic Mark S. Cogan at the Southeast Asia Globe. "Thailand’s human rights narrative runs contrary to reality, even at the UN" has the following sub-header: Despite cases of lèse-majesté piling up and pro-democracy protesters facing serious charges like sedition, Thailand’s third time through the…

UN is failing the Uighurs in China published : 7 May 2021 at 04:00 34 In file photo dated October 1 last year, Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul. REUTERS/Murad Sezer Of the 11 million Uighur Muslims living in Chinas northwestern region of Xinjiang, up to two million of them, including ethnic Uzbeks and Kazakhs have been detained inside camps, while those remaining on the outside facing a crackdown ...

Advertisement Thailand’s government is readying a new piece of legislation targeting the activities of non-profit groups, which activists and human rights groups have decried as a purposeful attempt to quash an ongoing campaign of protest and dissent. Back in February, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s cabinet approved a draft law that would bring to heel the country’s non-government organizations by requiring them to register under a new set of guidelines established by the Minister of ...

António Guterres does not deserve a second term published : 22 Jan 2021 at 04:00 122 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Jan 11 that he would be seeking a second five-year term. Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal, campaigned for the position in 2016 with an agenda focused on UN reform, as well as positioned himself as someone who could bring consensus to persistent global challenges such as climate change and the forced di...