Rights groups in Hong Kong and abroad Tuesday denounced a Chinese court’s verdict to sentence former Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison on charges of illegally providing intelligence to foreign entities.They said the verdict only ser…
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US, ASEAN Eye March Special Summit to Boost Ties
The United States and 10 nations from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are eyeing a special summit in March to boost ties at a time when analysts say China continues to expand its influence in Southeast Asia, while driving a wedge bet…
Read moreAmnesty Calls for Thorough Probe Into Rwandan Singer’s Death
WASHINGTON – Amnesty International is calling for an investigation after a well-known Rwandan gospel singer was found dead in a prison cell.Kizito Mihigo reportedly died by suicide four days after being arrested near the border with Burundi. Eric Kaber…
Read moreThai Policy for Containing Coronavirus Stems from Royal Decisions
On February 4, Badeephak Kaosala, 23, a Thai medical student in Wuhan, China, boarded a plane that evacuated him from the center of the coronavirus outbreak. That night he arrived in his home country, which has one of the worlds best records of treatin…
Read moreCommunications Officer Global Field
BACKGROUND:Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using the power of play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 millio…
Read moreIHS Markit: Coronavirus unlikely to have long-term impact on oil prices
Coronavirus is highly unlikely to have a long-term impact oil oil prices, Spencer Welch, director of the oil markets and downstream team in the London-based IHS Markit told Trend.”China will recover, people will start travelling again, and trade will g…
Read moreLao River Clogged With Trash From Chinese Banana Farms
Waste run-off and trash from Chinese-owned banana farms are polluting a river in Laos, affecting over 500 families in the country’s Oudomxay province who rely on the river’s water for daily use, local sources say.The Chinese use a lot of chemicals in t…
Read moreVietnam Explores Increasing Foreign Military Cooperation to Resist China
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Vietnam indicates in a recent defense white paper it will pursue stronger military ties abroad as China challenges its maritime sovereignty claims, and analysts expect that to mean more exercises with Western-leaning foreign powers and…
Read moreProject Management Support Specialist, LICA 10
UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve s…
Read moreTraining and Program Support Intern
ALTSEAN-BURMA TRAINING & PROGRAMS SUPPORT INTERNThe deadline to apply for this application is 5PM, Bangkok time, 2 March 2020. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply early, as applications will be processed on a rolling basis, and ALTS…
Read moreChina OKs Iran to send plane to bring back its students in Wuhan
The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran will take action to bring back other Iranian nationals in China at the request of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and approval of Ministry of Health, the Iran Minister of Road and Urban Development Mohamm…
Read moreStudy: Migrant Workers in Thailand Face Tough Conditions, Sub-Standard Pay
NGOs called on Thailand’s government to help improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers from neighboring countries, as a migrant advocacy group on Thursday released a report into conditions facing foreign laborers in the agricultural sector….
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