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A human rights organization, partnering with Maxar, recently publicized its efforts to combat human trafficking in southeast Asia. Satellites are a crucial tool in that fight.

Manufacturers want the government to boost exports despite facing what appears to be an uphill struggle after witnessing a decline in export value over a period of eight consecutive months, according to the latest survey conducted by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

China’s activities in the South China Sea constitute a “major challenge” for the Philippines, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique A. Manalo said at the 42nd Annual Sapru House Lecture

Just two years ago, Thailand and Indonesia commemorated the 70th anniversary of relations, with both sides holding events to celebrate. Over the year, they mapped out various plans that would boost bilateral ties with the aim of establishing and hastening a "strategic partnership". These included strengthening political and economic relations,…

The latest move to coddle and recognise Myanmar's junta government by caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's outgoing regime does not add up. Sanctioned and supported by Gen Prayut, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai arranged an Asean-wide ministerial meeting in Pattaya on June 18 with Myanmar's junta-appointed Foreign Minister Than Swe with…

An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar has urged the international community to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current course of action is not working

A plan to stop the violence that began with the military coup has made no progress, while the crisis has deepened.

Tensions between the US and China have reached such a high level that the G7, led by the US, recently changed its objective in its relations with China from "decoupling" to "de-risking". But the reality is that de-risking, like decoupling, requires the participation of both sides and a common agenda.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is moving ahead with plans for joint naval exercises in September, the first held by countries in the bloc on their own, at a time when several are responding more strongly to increasing Chinese assertiveness in the area

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai on Monday said the latest informal meeting with some representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the bloc's dialogue partners yielded "some progress", though he declined to say what steps were discussed at the meeting.

The invitation from the Saudi Minister of Investment, Khalid Abdulaziz-Falih, to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to visit Saudi Arabia came just a few hours after the provisional results of the May 14 election were made known. With equal speed, the Thai side responded positively and gathered…