People familiar with the matter say Thai soldiers have begun sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of airstrikes by the military in neighboring Myanmar ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Myanmar refugees flee country as Thailand prepares for crisis
Thailand could be preparing for an influx of refugees from Myanmar as Myanmar's military crackdown claims more casualties, including a record 100 people who died Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Thailand denies forcing back Myanmar refugees blocked at border
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" SARIANG, Thailand (Reuters) – Thai authorities on Monday denied forcing back more than 2,000 refugees who had fled air strikes in Myanmar, but a local official ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand loses 1.45 million tourism jobs from pandemic: tourism group
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has lost about 1.45 million tourism jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, including 400,000 in the first quarter, a private tourism group said on Monday, as the country ... ( read original story ...)
One senior and one alumnus to teach in Thailand
UNG senior Jacey Sherman and her fiancé, UNG alumnus Trevor Bowman, were accepted to the Teach Thailand Corps program. It recruits and places graduates of American colleges in schools in ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines remains poised to slap tariffs on Thailand
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains poised to suspend tariff concessions on Thai products entering the country if needed, even as it is closely watching the facilitator-led process to ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands flee to Thailand after Myanmar military airstrikes
More than 3,000 people from Myanmar’s southeastern Karen state have fled into Thailand to escape airstrikes carried out by the military junta, according to the Karen Women’s Organization on Monday. ( read original story ...)
U.S. tries to break Iran nuclear deadlock with a new proposal for Tehran
If President Joe Biden is serious about rejoining the Iran nuclear deal, then the next few weeks could prove make-or-break as the politics in both Washington and Tehran appear poised to intensify. For ... ( read original story ...)
EU, U.S. appeasement of Iran’s mullahs is dangerous
After spending most of last week in Brussels, American Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be reporting back to President Joe Biden on the progress of a shared U.S.-European Union approach to the ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan puts his faith in Turkey’s stuttering economy
Each time Ayse Ozturk goes to the supermarket she thinks about what else she can cut from her basket. She works six days a week as a cleaner in Istanbul, and raises her daily rate each year, this ... ( read original story ...)