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Srettha vows to reduce inequality, cut greenhouse gas emissions at UN summit

  THAI Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said in his speech at the 78th UN General Assembly Sustainable Development Goals (UNGA78 SDGs) summit that he aims to reduce intergenerational inequality and ensure fair universal healthcare coverage by 2030 as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2040, Matichon said this morning (Sep. 20). At

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PM denies private businesspersons in entourage on US trip

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Sep.18) categorically dismissed news reports that some private businesspersons are joining his entourage on an official trip to the United States tonight (Sep.18). The prime minister denied that an estimated 50 members of his entourage include certain private businesspersons who might probably otherwise pay in

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Myanmar junta foreign minister meets some Asean counterparts at ‘informal’ Thai meeting

  By AFP and published by CNA THREE Southeast Asian foreign ministers and a regional envoy tasked with solving the Myanmar crisis met with the junta’s top diplomat at an “informal” meeting in Thailand yesterday (Dec. 22), the Thai government said. The meeting came shortly after the United Nations Security Council adopted its first resolution

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UN court rejects Myanmar claims, will hear Rohingya case

  By AP and published by Toronto Star The Hague, Netherlands  — Judges at the United Nations’ highest court on Friday (July 22) dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority. The decision establishing the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction sets

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UN envoy urges ‘inclusive’ Asean approach to Myanmar crisis

  By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia A UNITED NATIONS special envoy has urged Southeast Asian countries to support international efforts to engage all sides in the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, days after a top regional leader travelled there to meet its junta chief. Noeleen Heyzer, the secretary-general’s special envoy on Myanmar, held virtual

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UN Special Rapporteur disappointed with Constitutional Court ruling

A UNITED NATIONS Special Rapporteur tweeted yesterday (Nov. 19) he was deeply disappointed with the Constitutional Court’s verdict on Nov.10 that three activists used their rights and liberties with the aim of overthrowing democratic institution with the King as head of state according to the first paragraph of Article 49 of Constitution and ordering them

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UN Human Rights Office urges Thailand to promptly enact key legislation

THE UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia called on Thailand to promptly enact a draft law on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance and ensure it meets international standards. The draft law was approved on September 16 for review by Thailand’s House of Representatives, and the Ad-Hoc Committee appointed to review it

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UN warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters

By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report THE UNITED Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar’s army of “severe consequences” for any harsh response to protesters demonstrating against this month’s coup in a call with the military leadership, a UN spokesman said. Despite the deployment of armoured vehicles and soldiers to some major

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Three wounded as hundreds of thousands of protesters defy Myanmar junta

By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report SUPPORTERS of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police today (Feb. 12) as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the junta’s call to halt mass gatherings. Mostly peaceful protests erupted around the Southeast Asian country in the biggest

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