New wave of coronavirus infections has killed 400 people since April 1
The government has ordered restaurants and bars to close and urged people to stay home, leaving Thailand's tourist and services economy on the brink
Young generation from troubled ‘Deep South’ determined to reclaim hope from violence
In a region known as Isaan, people face the consequences of changes in the natural rhythms of the Mekong wrought by construction of dams in China and Laos
Those in region known as Isaan are facing consequences of changes in natural rhythms of the river wrought by construction in recent years of dams upstream in China and Laos – as Beijing seeks total control
Changing river flows upset ecosystems
Drug lords entwined with rebel groups in Myanmar’s ungovernable border zone with Laos, Thailand and China - the notorious Golden Triangle - have been pumping record amounts of methamphetamine across Southeast Asia
As Thailand’s youth-led pro-democracy protesters are battered by rounds of legal charges, a teenager faces up to 15 years in jail under the country’s hardline royal defamation law
Dutch police arrested Tse Chi Lop, allegedly the leader of an Asian drug syndicate in January
With major money to be made from drug trade, the cartel’s main product—methamphetamine -- keeps flowing and Thailand is on the front line to stem that flow
Migrants from Myanmar, working in Thailand, are voicing outrage about military takeover back home
Thailand has been battered by the economic costs of a collapse of tourism and diminishing global demand for its exports
Synthetic drug trade more lucrative
Neighboring protests find common ground in Asia
Hundreds of thousands of Myanmar migrants who work in Thailand see hopes and future dashed by army they loathe
Collapse of vital tourism industry has deprived millions of their livelihoods
An unpopular government is resisting a full lockdown, leaving Thais with both health and financial troubles
Pockets of protesters target the royal defamation law -- section 112 of the Thai penal code
Economic freefall adds urgency to calls for political reform by youth-led pro-democracy movement
Joe Biden presidency is likely to involve deeper US engagement with Southeast Asia, some analysts say, offering trade for pandemic-hit economies and security leverage against regional heavyweight China
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