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Read moreAnalysis from medical experts: Floyd’s speech didn’t mean he could breathe
As George Floyd repeatedly pleaded “I can’t breathe” to police officers holding him down on
Read moreNew Homes Built For Lao Flood Survivors Two Years After Dam Collapse
Construction has begun on permanent homes for displaced victims of the worst dam collapse in
Read moreHuge police presence in Songkhla’s Jana district ahead of public hearing
As many as 1,000 police officers, from seven of Thailand’s southern provinces, are to be
Read moreCrisisWatch May 2020
The latest edition of Crisis Group’s monthly conict tracker highlights deteriorations in May in seven
Read moreMyanmar Ethnic Armed Group Seizes $1.28 Million in Meth From Smugglers After Firefight
The United Wa State Army in Myanmar’s Shan state seized drugs after a firefight with
Read moreMarkets suffer record meltdown as global coronavirus alarm grows
Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified, and governments from Ireland to Fiji unveiled new measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127,000 people worldwide, Trend re…
Read moreWorst day on Wall Street since 1987 as virus fears spread
NEW YORK The escalating coronavirus emergency sent the stock market Thursday into its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987, extending a sell-off that has now wiped out most of Wall Street’s big gains since President Donald Trump took offi…
Read moreThailand plans economic rehab centre for post COVID-19
Thailand plans to set up an centre to help revitalise an economy hit by the
Read moreThailand’s health minister apologizes for not wearing a face mask
Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has offered a public apology for not wearing a
Read moreUNICEF Global COVID-19 Situation Report No. 8 (Reporting Period: 11–24 June 2020)
SITUATION 129 million girls Were out of school before Covid-19. An estimated 10 million more
Read moreAsia and Pacific Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 5, (1 – 30 June 2020)
Regional Situation With over 600,000 confirmed cases, India continues to see a rapid rise and
Read moreThailand needs to do more to support older people from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Usa Khiewrord, Programme Adviser on Social Protection and Peter Morrison, Programme Adviser on Population
Read moreNo new COVID-19 infections reported in Thailand on Tuesday
Not a single COVID-19 infection, or related fatality, has been recorded in Thailand today (Tuesday),
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