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Myanmar migrants found guilty of killing British backpackers

January 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island last year, in a case that raised questions about police competence and the judicial system in Thailand. Human […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Asia, Associated Press, DNA, Foreign Office, Hannah Witheridge, Human Rights Watch, Jocelyn Gecker, Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Michael Miller, Myanmar, Nakhon Chompuchat, Phil Robertson, Porntip Rojanasunand, Thailand, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, Wai Phyo, Win Zaw Htun, Zaw Lin

UN chief says save migrants, deal with cause of flight

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Robin McDowell and Tran Van Minh Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis that has forced thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea, leaving many still stranded in boats. Ban […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Abdul Aziz Jaafar, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Jocelyn Gecker, Melissa Sweeney, Myanmar, President Thein Sein, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Thailand, United Nations, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, Zaw Htay, letter

American questioned for shipping human body parts

November 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A parcel delivery company in Bangkok put three packages bound for the United States through a routine X-ray and made a startling discovery: preserved human parts, including an infant’s head, a baby’s foot and an adult heart.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Cambodia, Chananyarak Phetcharat, Chumpol Poompuang, Clinical Professor Udom Kachintorn, DHL, Daniel Tanner, FBI, Jocelyn Gecker, Las Vegas, Managing Director, Police Col, Police Lt, Ruangsak Jarit-ake, Siriraj Hospital, United States, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28

Court forces out Thai leader, but crisis continues

May 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – A court ousted Thailand’s prime minister on May 7 for abuse of power, accomplishing what anti-government demonstrators have sought to do for the past six months and further widening the country’s sharp political divide.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Associated Press, Deposed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, Grant Peck, Jocelyn Gecker, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, National Security Council, Pheu Thai, Red Shirts, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thongchai Winichakul, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Yinkgluck Shinawatra

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