Two of the most violent gangs in Honduras will begin peace talks, Thai students push for a relaxation of school rules and police have arrested a 22-year-old man near Paris in connection with the stabbing of a soldier
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Savage Escalation Threatened in Thailand’s Southern Insurgency
“Children and women will not be spared,” warned the leaflet. It wasn’t an idle threat. On May 1, Islamist insurgents from the Pejuang Kemerdekaan Fatoni — the Fatoni or Pattani Fighters — opened fire on villagers …
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Brazilian authorities continue to “pacify” shantytowns, Thailand pledges to ban ivory trade and violence breaks out in Mombasa as people vote in Kenyan election.
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Syria’s refugee crisis worsens, the Thai government agrees to hold peace talks with southern Muslim rebels and Shell Oil pauses drilling in Arctic seas
In Southern Thailand, 16 Dead and No Peace in Sight
Why the military is unlikely to resolve southern Thailand’s long-running insurgency
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China appoints a new governor for Tibet, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in exile but wields influence from afar and Israel boycotts the U.N. Human Rights Council review
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 12, 2012
The world news you need to know on June 12: Putin cracks down on opposition as protesters mass; the U.S. hands India, but not China, a waiver allowing it to temporarily circumvent sanctions and import Iranian oil; and the debate …
Must-Reads From Around the World: May 30, 2012
Suu Kyi’s World Tour – Armed with her passport and the freedom to travel without restrictions or fear, Burmese opposition leader and iconic democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi embarked on her first international trip in 24 years, …
After Nearly a Quarter-Century of Isolation, Burma’s Suu Kyi Begins Her Global Tour
The End of ‘Uncle SMS’: Thai Grandfather Jailed for Text Messages Dies in Prison
When Amporn Tangnoppakhun, a 61-year-old retired truck driver and grandfather was last year convicted of defaming the country’s constitutional monarchy and sentenced to 20 years in prison, even some who revere Thailand’s …
No Peace: Why Conflict Persists in Thailand’s Deep South
In late March, a series of orchestrated bomb blasts shook southern Thailand, killing 14 people and drawing the world’s attention to one of Southeast Asia’s longest-running conflicts. The deadly attacks targeted civilians and …
Power Up: A Guide to Asia’s Nuclear Future
Despite the disaster that befell Fukushima one year ago, much of Asia is still planning for a nuclear-powered future.
Tiger, Elephant Parts Found in Thai Slaughterhouse Bust
A man with blood on his hands is hard to ignore, even for Thailand’s police, whose reputation for diligence and crime busting is something less than sterling. So when two Bangkok cops spotted a man on a street last Saturday …