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July 20, 2010
North Korea Tensions Overshadow Regional Forum

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces new sanctions against Pyongyang amidst ASEAN hopes to help restart dialogue on issue
July 19, 2010
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Urge Burma to Hold Credible Elections

Secretary-general offers to support election process in Burma
July 05, 2010
Rights Activists Say Thai Media Liberties Slipping as State of Emergency Extended

Extension of emergency rule allows government to continue shutting down media outlets it considers threat to national security
May 18, 2010
Thai Authorities Extend Curfew, Fearing More Unrest

Troops try to restore order after deadly raids end a two-month-long anti-government protest
May 17, 2010
Thai Government Hardens Stance, Refuses Negotiations Until Protesters Disperse

Soldiers surround demonstrators for a fifth day to pressure them to leave, sparking clashes
May 16, 2010
Thai Protesters Defy Government Deadline as Clashes Continue

Thai Red Cross is providing food to protesters and says it is prepared for massive casualties if the military tries to break up the camp
May 15, 2010
Thai Govt Rejects Negotiations with Protesters, UN Mediation Role

At least 31 people have been killed and more than 230 injured in three days of fighting between soldiers and protesters
May 13, 2010
Thai Protest Leaders Press for Ceasefire as Deadly Clashes Continue

Explosions, gunfire in Bangkok as army moves in on Red Shirt protesters
May 12, 2010
Explosions Rock Bangkok After Shooting of Dissident Thai General

VOA Correspondent Daniel Schearf witnesses shooting of General Seh Daeng inside barricaded rally site in Bangkok
April 18, 2010
Thai Soldiers, Protesters Face-Off in Commercial District

Government has declared the area, including the Silom Road thoroughfare, off-limits to demonstrators
April 11, 2010
Thai Election Commission Recommends Dissolution of Ruling Party

Decision, which the Constitutional Court must approve, says PM Abhisit Vejjajiva's Democrat Party guilty of misusing donations
April 04, 2010
Mekong Leaders Agree to Improve Cooperation on River

Agreement comes after a severe drought dropped the Southeast Asian river's levels to a 50-year low
April 03, 2010
China Pressed for More Information on Mekong Dams

Leaders from Mekong River countries gathering in Thailand to discuss cooperation on harnessing river's resources
March 28, 2010
Burma's Opposition Democracy Party Rejects Election

Party has said it will not contest controversial elections expected this year because of strict election rules
March 13, 2010
Thai Demonstrators Demand New Elections, Give 24 Hour 'Ultimatum'

Tens of thousands of protesters wearing red gather in Bangkok, demanding parliament dissolve and government step down
January 29, 2010
Asian Nations Pledge to Double Wild Tiger Numbers

Human encroachment, poaching have devastated wild tiger populations
January 29, 2010
Rights Group Says Cambodia's Drug Treatment Centers Rife with Abuse

Human Rights Watch says centers are instead illegally detaining, beating, torturing and raping drug addicts
December 30, 2009
Increasing Numbers of North Korean Refugees Head to Thailand

Authorities say they have taken over 1,000 North Koreans into custody this year
December 23, 2009
Thailand Set to Repatriate Lao Hmong Despite Concerns of Political Persecution

Military authorities say they will send back to Laos about 4,000 Hmong living in Huay Nam Khao refugee camp
November 28, 2009
International Lawmakers Urge Protections for North Korean Defectors

They also demand that China stop forcibly repatriating refugees to North Korea, where they could face execution

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