News stories by Thompson Chau

  1. Thailand's Opposition Prepares for Office Despite Military Resistance

    - Inter Press Service

    BANGKOK, May 31 (IPS) - Thailand is heading to the edge of the precipice as conservative and military forces could possibly refuse to recognise the will of the people, as expressed in one of the country's biggest election upsets.

  2. UN Hobbled by Junta and Under Pressure Over Myanmar Aid Crisis

    - Inter Press Service

    BANGKOK, Feb 21 (IPS) - Nearly 18 million people – about one-third of Myanmar’s population – need humanitarian aid this year because of civil war and the post-coup economic crisis, according to the latest United Nations estimates.

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