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Since the 1930s, there’s been a military coup in Thailand on average every seven years. The army will sometimes allow elected leaders to govern — even for yearslong stretches — but eventually, the military intervenes, claiming that elected leaders are unfit to rule. The current prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, took power in a 2014 coup. There’s an upcoming election this
A group of Rohingya toured the camps that Myanmar is building to house newly returning refugees. But the refugees, who were chased out of Myanmar six years ago, say they won't return if they are not safe. More than a million Rohingya live in squalid camps in neighboring Bangladesh. The World's Patrick Winn says previous repatriation efforts have failed because of fears of
Thailand feeds the world. As a major producer of sugar, corn, rice and chicken, its crops sweeten sodas and fill stomachs from the US to China and beyond. But locals are paying a fatal price for profits reaped by the huge agricultural conglomerates that control production. The World's Patrick Winn reports from Bangkok.
It's supposed to be a triumphant evening, with US President Joe Biden honoring South Korea’s leader with a state dinner at the White House — a display of strengthening US-Korean solidarity. But things could get awkward given the recent Pentagon leaks that indicate the US has been listening in to conversations taking place inside President Yoon Suk-yeol's presidential office.
It was one of the worst industrial disasters ever: an eight-story factory building in Bangladesh suddenly collapsing — and it happened 10 years ago on Monday. Most of the people inside were clothing stitchers. More than 1,100 people died in the collapse and twice that many were injured. This was no mere accident. Three of the building’s eight floors were built illegally and,