The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar continues to suffer from ongoing political violence which began in February 2021 after the nation’s military ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Remnants of the ousted government are now reorganized as the exiled “National Unity Government” (NUG). The NUG claims to control a network … [Read more...] about India’s Role in Washington’s Myanmar Meddling
Thailand
Dozens, including nine minors, arrested in Thailand in massive crackdown on protests
As daily protests against the government continue in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, activists report that dozens were arrested in a weekend crackdown. During a violent attempt to disperse protesters on Saturday, September 11, Thai police arrested 78 people, including nine minors and 20 who were not even protesters. According to the police, 52 were under detention over the … [Read more...] about Dozens, including nine minors, arrested in Thailand in massive crackdown on protests
Thai capital hit by daily protests against pandemic mismanagement
On Wednesday, September 8, pro-democracy protesters held a “Through Gas” rally in central Bangkok as part of a recent wave of daily protests being witnessed in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The rally held in Din Daeng district was named in reference to tear gas used to violently suppress protesters in the area last month, which saw dozens of arrests and prosecutions. Despite … [Read more...] about Thai capital hit by daily protests against pandemic mismanagement
Thai protesters blasted with water cannon, as they gather for 3rd straight day to demand prime minister’s resignation (VIDEOS)
The Thai police force deployed a water cannon on Tuesday to disperse anti-government protesters who’d gathered in central Bangkok to call out Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha over his handling of the Covid pandemic. Clashes between protesters and police broke out near the national police headquarters and outside the Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s residence on Tuesday, as … [Read more...] about Thai protesters blasted with water cannon, as they gather for 3rd straight day to demand prime minister’s resignation (VIDEOS)
Thai police deploy tear gas, rubber bullets against demonstrators protesting govt (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Police and protesters clashed in the Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday, the latest in a string of demonstrations over the government and its handling of the pandemic, with riot cops using tear gas and rubber bullets on the crowd. Thousands of protesters gathered in the city to demonstrate against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his government over their management of the … [Read more...] about Thai police deploy tear gas, rubber bullets against demonstrators protesting govt (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
US-led Information War Targets Southeast Asia (and China)
Protests have spread from Hong Kong, to Thailand, and now to Myanmar and Malaysia. They began long before the COVID-19 crisis began, but the driving forces behind them are cynically taking advantage of the current crisis to draw more people out into what were otherwise unpopular, artificial opposition movements. The protest leaders in each respective nation openly reference … [Read more...] about US-led Information War Targets Southeast Asia (and China)
Belt & Road: The China-Laos-Thailand Corridor
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reaches out in all directions, across Central Asia into Europe, up into Russia, through the seas and oceans of Asia, out to Africa and of course, deep into Southeast Asia. The Southeast Asian leg of BRI consists primarily of a now-under-construction high-speed rail (HSR) line connecting China’s Yunnan Province with Laos, Thailand and … [Read more...] about Belt & Road: The China-Laos-Thailand Corridor
