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- A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in last year's general election, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family. (AP video shot by Jerry Harmer)
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Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI - Associated Press
Wed,08/07/24-4:00AM , 371 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in last year's general election, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family.
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- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith during ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)
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Southeast Asia top diplomats condemn Myanmar violence, urge peaceful means to settle sea disputes
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI - Associated Press
Fri,07/26/24-9:15PM , 184 Reads
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian top diplomats on Saturday condemned violence in Myanmar's ongoing civil war and urged for “practical” means to defuse rising tensions in the South China Sea during the last of the three-day regional talks with allies including the U.S., Russia and China.
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- Foreign Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are meeting in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Thursday, with the escalating fighting in strife-torn Myanmar, tension over competing territorial claims in the South China Sea and super-power rivalry in the region expected to top the agenda. (AP video shot by Syawall Zain )
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Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI - Associated Press
Wed,07/24/24-8:57PM , 560 Reads
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners including the United States and China are gathering in the Laotian capital on Thursday for the start of three days of talks expected to focus on the increasingly violent civil war in Myanmar, tensions in the South China Sea and other regional issues.
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- Participants wave flags celebrating equality in marriage at government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Thailand's Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI - Associated Press
Tue,06/18/24-3:06AM , 196 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.
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