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Former ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan dies at 68
Surin Pitsuwan, veteran Thai politician, diplomat and former secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), died in Bangkok on November 30 from...
Former ASEAN secretary-general to run for Bangkok governor
Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) between 2008 and 2012 and also Thailand's former foreign minister between 1997 and...
Bangkok mayor suspended by Thailand’s junta
The governor of Thailand's eight-million-people capital Bangkok, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, has been suspended until further notice without pay amidst an ongoing graft case against him. The country's...
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Two and a half months after the coup, Myanmar’s economy lies in shatters
Closed shops in Yangon
Bad news for foreign investors who have set a lot of hopes on Myanmar’s...
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Vietnam car maker VinFast, part of the country’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup, is considering an initial public...