As activists turn to new methods in campaign for change, Thai authorities ratchet up surveillance and harassment.

As activists turn to new methods in campaign for change, Thai authorities ratchet up surveillance and harassment.
National Economic and Social Development Council says it sees gross domestic product expanding 2.5-3.5 percent.
Authorities hope 5 to 15 million visitors will visit the country this year, down from 40 million before the pandemic.
US rolls out the red carpet for Southeast Asian leaders amid increasing rivalry in the Asia Pacific.
Did powerful political figures in Thailand sabotage a landmark human trafficking case?
The regime has stripped the citizenship of 33 critics since March in a move that violates international law.
ILO says migrant workers in the fishing industry are treated as ‘out of sight, out of mind’.
Thai police say they have rescued some 700 Thais held against their will by Chinese gangs in Cambodia.
Japanese organised crime boss and three Thais accused of trying to secure US-made weapons for Myanmar rebels, LTTE.
Thailand’s political dissidents shattered taboos by calling for reform of monarchy and not being deterred by jail.
Countries across Asia are bracing for rising inflation and supply chain disruptions amid sanctions against Russia.
A decline in Russian visitors is expected to hit Southeast Asian destinations like Phuket and Bali hard.
Thai baht and Indian rupee make swift recovery against the dollar, jumping 0.4 percent.
Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy expands a seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent in last three months of 2021.