Thailand

Thai royalists want Amnesty International kicked out

Hardline monarchists accuse the prominent rights group of being a threat to national security

Thailand ramps up crackdown on influx of drugs

Vast quantities of narcotics are being smuggled into the country from neighboring Laos and Myanmar

Economic problems spark rise in Thai suicide rate

Pandemic and mental health issues caused by social media use are worsening the situation

Thai temple’s cryptocurrency raises concerns

Regulator warns against investing in Somdejcoin, which many Thais see as a scam

Life is cheap in Thailand's murder capital

Gun violence spirals out of control in southern Thailand where scores are killed every year over trivial matters

Thailand rejects concerns over Lao hydroelectric projects

Authorities press ahead with decision to import power despite dire warnings by environmentalists

More Thais thrown into poverty as economy reels from Covid

Inequality worsens in one of the world's most unequal nations under the ongoing pandemic

Outcry over Thai court's sedition declaration

Constitutional Court decides that democracy activists' calls for monarchy reform were acts of treason

Thailand steps up crackdown on human traffickers

Authorities seek to arrest people smugglers and make it easier for migrant workers to enter the country

Thailand mulls easing restrictions on migrant workers

Move comes amid ongoing influx of illegal crossings and fears of new wave of Covid

Royal defamation takes center stage as protests roil Thailand

Over 150 Thais have been charged with lese majeste over the past year

Thai police accused of regular use of torture

Rights advocates say the Thai government has failed miserably to live up to pledges to end torture in police custody

Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests

Filipino pastor claims new Covid variant is God's punishment

Korean Church raises funds to renovate care homes for elderly

Defrocked Timor-Leste priest's trial reaches final stage

Yet another Catholic church destroyed by Myanmar junta

Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid curbs at busy border