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Myanmar’s junta ignored condemnation of its rule in 2022

The people of Myanmar suffered as the anti-junta armed resistance took on the military in 2022. It was a year in which not only democracy and human rights eroded in the aftermath of the February 2021 coup, but also one that saw an acute loss of civilian lives and destruction of private property. But widespread […]

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46 Malaysia-Bound Rohingya Refugees Make It to Thailand

Following reports over the past weeks of dozens of Rohingya refugees being feared drowned after having jumped into the sea from their boats, it appears now that at least 46 have made it to Thailand this week.   The Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center reported on its Facebook page Sunday that some Thai fishermen had […]

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Death Toll From Cambodia Casino Fire Reaches 25 as Rescuers Scour Site

POIPET, CAMBODIA — Rescuers scoured the charred ruins of a Cambodian hotel and casino complex Friday as the death toll from a fire that forced people to jump from windows rose to 25.   Hundreds of people are believed to have been inside the Grand Diamond City venue, located in the town of Poipet within […]

Legal

MMC Asia 4Mi Snapshot – Rohingya refugees in Indonesia: a focus on smuggling, information, and financing (December 2022)

This snapshot explores the experience of smuggling among Rohingya refugees en route to Indonesia, with the key objective of contributing to evidence-based advocacy efforts and protection responses for Rohingya refugees. The Myanmar government and non-state actors have displaced Rohingya populations for decades through persecution and systemic discrimination. This displacement has reached new heights since 2017, […]

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Princess Sirindhorn presents New Year greeting card to the Thai people

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has presented a greeting card to express her best wishes to the Thai people on the arrival of 2023, or the Chinese zodiac’s Year of the Rabbit.   The greeting card features the Princess’s own drawing of a rabbit, a dog and the moon, as she tells a […]

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Acting directors-general appointed for Thailand’s Department of National Parks

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has appointed Dr. Rungnapar Pattanavibool, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, as the first acting director-general.   Two other deputy directors-general, Narin Prathuanchai and Sitthichai Sereesongsaeng, have been appointed the second and third acting directors-general respectively.   There is a footnote in […]

PRESS RELEASES

Saint Lucia updates its Citizenship by Investment regulations to remain competitive in the investment migration industry

Castries, Dec. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saint Lucia has amended the regulations of its Citizenship by Investment Programme to remain increasingly competitive and ensure that the Caribbean country fulfils its mandate of growing demand for its investment products for the ultimate benefit of the people of Saint Lucia. As one of the youngest Citizenship […]