Thai policy toward Myanmar must move forward
Pita Limjaroenrat is a member of the Thai parliament and last year was the prime ministerial candidate of the Move Forward Party.
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Myanmar strife risks derailing stalled ASEAN peace agreement
BANGKOK/YANGON -- More than three years since the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Myanmar's military reached a five-point peace agreement, a lasing peace looks increasingly distant amid the intensifying conflict.
Southeast Asia heatwave shuts Philippine schools, boosts power demand in Thailand, as Myanmar bakes in 48 degree weather
Bangkok issued extreme heat warnings last week as its index rose to “very dangerous” levels. About 30 people have died due to the high temperatures this year in Thailand, compared with 37 heat-linked fatalities in all of 2023, according to government data.
U.S. 'nonlethal' aid for Myanmar's ethnic armies likely to backfire
Michael Haack was previously advocacy coordinator for the Myanmar Policy Institute in Washington.
Thai foreign minister quits after cabinet reshuffle
BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara has resigned, the government said on Sunday, after being removed from the post of deputy prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle, at a time when the Southeast Asian country seeks to help resolve a conflict in Myanmar.
Thailand urges bigger Asean role in resolving Myanmar conflict
BANGKOK - Thailand called on Friday (April 26) for the regional bloc Asean to take a more proactive role in trying to resolve the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, after weeks of fighting near its border that halted trade and led to a brief influx of refugees.
Myanmar refugees sent back from Thailand as military, rebels regroup
MAE SOT, Thailand -- When aid groups arrived before noon on Wednesday to deliver lunch to around 2,000 Myanmar civilians sheltering in Mae Sot, a border town inside Thai territory, they found the biggest camp nearly cleared out.