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In Thailand, the new military junta summoned the deposed leadership after taking power in a bloodless coup. Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was detained later on Friday, along with her sister and brother in law. This was done a day after the army overthrew her caretaker government in a coup.
Foreign tourists in Bangkok have mixed feelings regarding the coup, with some choosing to leave the capital.
In Thailand, senior government officials and the caretaker prime minister together with the ousted prime minister were summoned for a meeting in a military camp.
The Thai military takes control of the government in a coup two days after declaring martial law.
(Reuters) – The military takeover in Thailand drew swift international condemnation on Thursday, with the United States saying it was reviewing its military aid and other dealings with its closest ally in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, seized control of the government two days after he declared martial law, saying the military had to restore order and push through reforms after six months of turmoil. The military declared a curfew from 10 p.m. until […]
The Philippine embassy in Thailand reminded Filipinos to observe the curfew enforced by the military due to martial law.
(Reuters)– Vietnam has made “unreasonable” accusations against China, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday (May 22), after the Vietnamese government said it was considering various “defense options” against China, including legal action. “Now they are distorting the facts, conflating right and wrong on the global stage, blackening China and making unreasonable accusations against China. Just who is the one who is repeatedly challenging other countries’ sovereignty? Who is the one who is causing tensions in the seas? Who on earth is destroying […]
Vietnam declared that they will defend their territory but will only use military force in self-defense.
More than twenty were killed in a suspected terrorist attack in China.
More than 30 people were injured when a ferry heading bound for Macau collided with a Chinese cargo ship in Hong Kong waters.
Injured Chinese workers have arrived in Southern China after evacuating Vietnam amidst anti-China riots.
The Thai army declared martial law throughout the country, saying they need to restore order after six months of street demonstrations but denied that they are staging a military coup.
