Day: July 22, 2022

Posted on

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 …

Continue reading "UN court rejects Myanmar claims, will hear Rohingya case"

Posted on

Move Forward MPs call for release of lese majeste detainees at parliament

By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MPs today (July 22) staged a brief demonstration in the middle of the parliament chamber calling for an immediate release of a couple of woman activists detained under lese majeste charges. On the last day of a four-day censure debate against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 other cabinet …

Continue reading "Move Forward MPs call for release of lese majeste detainees at parliament"

Posted on

Prayut held responsible for 21bn baht ‘foolish waste’ on engineless Chinese sub

By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (July 22) held accountable for a "foolish waste" of the taxpayer's money amounting to 21 billion baht involving the navy's planned purchase of a Chinese-built submarine without engine. During the last day of a four-day censure debate, Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian alleged that Prayut …

Continue reading "Prayut held responsible for 21bn baht ‘foolish waste’ on engineless Chinese sub"