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Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, center, responds to a reporter in Bangkok after signing a memorandum of understanding in an attempt to form a coalition government with other parties following the Thailand general election, May 22, 2023.

Potential Thai PM forced to face Deep South insurgency question

Move Forward’s Pita Limjaroenrat played it safe when reporters questioned him about possible concessions.

A demonstrator hands flowers to an Indonesian riot police officer in Jakarta during a protest calling for former President Suharto to be brought to trial on charges of human rights abuses and corruption, Nov. 26, 1998.

Democracy in Indonesia 25 years after the fall of Suharto

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat attends a press conference following the general election, at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, May 15, 2023.

Thai opposition pulls off a rout, but the loser may take all

Viliame Gavoka, leader of Fiji’s Social Democratic Liberal Party, speaks during a press conference following a party meeting in Fiji’s capital Suva, Dec. 19, 2022.

Journalists in Pacific island states face uncertain times

2023-05-09

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the junta government, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, March 27, 2023

Myanmar, neighbors including Thailand hold Track 1.5 dialogue without ASEAN members

2023-04-27

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