The government now says there was no attempt to arrest Dela Rosa. But arms soldiers were seen entering the Senate just before the chaos broke out.
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Jonathan Head
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Jonathan Head
@pakhead
BBC SE Asia Correspondent
Bangkok Katılım Aralık 2008
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Senate now locked down, surrounded by armed police, Bato Dela Rosa has been seen and seem safe. Multiple shots from one part of the building. Unclear who is shooting.
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Shots reportedly fired inside the Philippines senate as law enforcement officers attempt to arrest former police chief Bato Dela Rosa on an international criminal court warrant related to the violent anti drug campaign under President Duterte.
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Thailand's divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over? bbc.in/4wlH02d
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@hmarston4 @sheehanj920 China knows the junta will play the ASSK card when it thinks it can get the greatest benefit, & when it is sure she poses little risk to them. It’s a matter of when, not if she’s released, likely this year. All part of the choreography of MAH winning respectability in the region.
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If confirmed, this meeting shows the special influence Beijing has in #Myanmar. It has been nearly 3 years since former Thai FM Don Pramudwinai met Daw Suu Kyi in detention in July 2023. Cambodia’s former leader was rebuffed when he requested a virtual meeting with ASSK in 2024.
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China’s FM Wang Yi reportedly met with Myanmar’s detained leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit to Naypyitaw late last month. The meeting included regime officials, but no official notes were allowed.
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An amazing lineup of journalists & academics will help @FCCThai & @unescobangkok celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 2 at 7 pm, holding a penetrating discussion about the role of AI & newsrooms across Southeast Asia & the world, & how media is changing as a result. Free & open to the public! Don't miss it! fccthai.com/events/500
#Bangkok #Thailand #WhatsHappeninginThailand
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Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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One of the most memorable evenings @FCCThai - Denis Gray, one of the last journalists who covered the Indochina war, taking about his extraordinary life and career ... youtu.be/7g112LX6fAg?si… via @YouTube
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Myanmar's coup leader who set off a brutal civil war is set to become president bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Excellent, clear-eyed analysis - and in view of Trump’s clumsy reference to Pearl Harbour in front of PM Takaichi, some trenchant comparisons with Japan-US misunderstandings in WW2
Peter Jukes@peterjukes
This is a rather brilliant analysis of the theory of victory in the US and Iran by @brynntannehill - and why it bodes ill for a short conflict bylinetimes.com/2026/03/20/why…
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If you thought last year was wild, what about 2026? 5 top speakers will take you through the geopolitical landscape @FCCThai tonight, I will be moderating and there is a special Fire Horse cocktail too. share.google/WbiQiji020UbVb…
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🇵🇭 Marcos vs Duterte with @pakhead @RegineCabato
We look at political dynasties & endemic corruption👇🏻
フィリピン🇵🇭2大政治一族の連携→対立💥
ICC拘束、弾劾訴追、反汚職デモ🪧
フィリピンの政治中枢に何が起きているのか？
マルコス🆚ドゥテルテを解析👇🏻
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@DerekTonkinUK People forget that Timor-Leste’s president Jose Ramos Horta is a Nobel laureate who spent much of his life campaigning for his country’s independence and against abusive authoritarianism. His stance on Myanmar is to some extent personal.
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"This early stoush sends one clear message: Timor-Leste may be in ASEAN, but its leadership will not quickly assimilate the political culture of the group."
[I had to look up stoush, which I hadn't met before, despite living for 4 years in New Zealand.]
“Myanmar and Timor-Leste quarrel” lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…
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Old-style politics beats youthful ideals in Thai election bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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The ever-evolving scam business. And the Cambodian authorities are arresting journalists trying to report on scam compounds, not a great look if you want to convince the world you are fighting the business.
Nathan Paul Southern@NathanPSouthern
The scale of a new scam compound we uncovered on the Cambodia-Vietnam border staggering.
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@freeAgent85 @RazgrizX I’m afraid their real legitimacy comes from proximity to real sources of power in Thailand. But they ran a very effective tube campaign and did win a lot of Thais over.
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@RazgrizX @pakhead They were also the ones who faced a lot of vote buying and related claims around representation in the senate. Let’s just say that I remain skeptical of their legitimacy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Thai…
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The polls were wrong again in Thailand - this time old-style conservative parties surprised everyone with their success at the expense of the more reformist People’s Party and Pheu Thai. Among many factors the conservative strength in constituencies, 80% of seats, played a part.
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@bangkokaussie Easy to say but you can see their dilemmas. In 2023 they had no choice but to go with PT to form a government. It was the senate that torpedoed them. With BJT they were over-focussed on constitution but may also have wanted to show they were grown-ups, helping find a new govt.
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@pakhead PP (I held my nose voting for them) are the useful idiots of Thai politics. They trusted PT after the last election & later supported Anutin who's coveted being PM forever and used that to walk all over them. Blind Freddy could see that coming. No tactical nous, not ready to lead
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@kdot_ydot Agree with you pedestrian crossings are a relatively easily fixable safety hazard. Everything about them, and the mindset of drivers, is wrong
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Interesting perspective on. The Thai People’s Party’s challenges after its disappointing election performance. fulcrum.sg/the-roots-of-t…
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