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SONGKHLA — 15 January 2026, A king cobra nearly four metres long was captured after it slithered into a car tyre outside a home in southern Thailand, st [1]

Thailand’s parliament convened for the first time over the weekend and elected new leadership, clearing the last remaining obstacle to the formation of a new government later this week. [2]

Sophon Saram, a seven-time Bhumjaithai MP from Buri Ram province, has been elected as new speaker of the House of Representatives after receiving overwhelming support from the parties forming the new coalition government. [3]

YANGON – The Upper House approved amendments to the controversial Telecommunication Law’s Article 66(d) on Wednesday in a confidential vote after a heated debate over whether it should be repealed, left alone, or modified. [4]

Monday (March 2) Parliament took a day off to mark Peasants’ Day. Tuesday (March 3) The Union Parliament continued heated debates on the charter amendment bills. [5]

Veteran Kachin militia leader Zahkung Ting Ying will have to forfeit his seat in the Union Upper House, according to a decision reached by a post-election dispute tribunal under the Union Election Commission (UEC) in Naypyidaw on Friday morning. [6]

Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania for Biden: US election news The former president, a valuable asset for the Democratic party, stumps in person in Philadelphia for Joe Biden - Former President Barack Obama took to the c [7]

Press freedom has improved markedly in Burma over the course of the last year although the country still remains one of the world’s worst for media censorship, according to two new reports. [8]

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[1] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2026-01-15 · 85% match

Outbarked, out of options: king cobra hides in car tyre

SONGKHLA — 15 January 2026, A king cobra nearly four metres long was captured after it slithered into a car tyre outside a home in southern Thailand, st

[2] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-16 · 68% match

New Thai Parliament Convenes Amid Continuing Legal Scrutiny of February 8 Election

Thailand’s parliament convened for the first time over the weekend and elected new leadership, clearing the last remaining obstacle to the formation of a new government later this week.

[3] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-03-17 · 67% match

From rural schoolteacher to House speaker: the rise of Sophon Saram

Sophon Saram, a seven-time Bhumjaithai MP from Buri Ram province, has been elected as new speaker of the House of Representatives after receiving overwhelming support from the parties forming the new coalition government.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-08-02 · 75% match

Activists Deem Amendments to Article 66(d) ‘Ineffective’

YANGON – The Upper House approved amendments to the controversial Telecommunication Law’s Article 66(d) on Wednesday in a confidential vote after a heated debate over whether it should be repealed, left alone, or modified.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-03-07 · 50% match

This Week in Parliament

Monday (March 2) Parliament took a day off to mark Peasants’ Day. Tuesday (March 3) The Union Parliament continued heated debates on the charter amendment bills.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-06-25 · 44% match

Kachin Warlord Loses Parliamentary Seat in Post-Election Tribunal

Veteran Kachin militia leader Zahkung Ting Ying will have to forfeit his seat in the Union Upper House, according to a decision reached by a post-election dispute tribunal under the Union Election Commission (UEC) in Naypyidaw on Friday morning.

[7] MM www.aljazeera.com · 2020-10-21 · 43% match

Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania for Biden: US election news

Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania for Biden: US election news The former president, a valuable asset for the Democratic party, stumps in person in Philadelphia for Joe Biden - Former President Barack Obama took to the c

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-05-02 · 40% match

Burma Still Among World’s Worst for Press Freedom

Press freedom has improved markedly in Burma over the course of the last year although the country still remains one of the world’s worst for media censorship, according to two new reports.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-02-29 · 39% match

Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 23 to Feb. 29, Dow sheds 12% for the week

The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-10 · 39% match

Ethnic Media in Burma

After reforms by Myanmar’s post-2011 government, the landscape for both mainstream and ethnic media has changed dramatically, with new media outlets blooming.

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