The junta and militia soldiers entered the village under cover of darkness and started torching houses. A 13-year-old child was shot and killed during the Dec. 19 raid on Zee Pin Thar village in Sagaing, witnesses said. The sixth grade student was one of 157 children killed this year by the military as it […]
Day: December 31, 2022
27 Bodies Recovered from Cambodian Casino Fire
Cambodian officials said Friday at least 27 bodies have been recovered from the charred remains of a casino hotel complex in Poipet, on the country’s border with Thailand. The cause of the fire at The Grand Diamond City casino and hotel was not immediately clear, but Sek Sokhom, head of the Banteay Meanchey provincial […]
Uproar over senior Thai civil servant’s treatment of junior official
The student club of the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University has demanded the resignation of Interior Permanent Secretary Suttipong Juljarern, as president of the Association of Chulalongkorn Political Science Alumni, over a recent incident in which he allegedly insulted and humiliated a junior official during a meeting of interior officials. The incident, […]
Supreme Patriarch urges Thai people to be righteous and selfless
His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch has urged Thai people to strive to do good by being selfless and righteous, which will bring them inner peace and prosperity to others. In his New Year’s speech, the Supreme Patriarch said it is normal in a society for people to have diverse thoughts, beliefs and pride, which […]