Lao dam disaster donations top 25 million baht

13 Sept 13:34 Key points summarised by AI

Cash donations for the Lao dam disaster relief effort have surpassed 25 million baht, collected through a government bank account.
People can also contribute relief materials, such as new clothes and unexpired dried foods, at Government House in Bangkok daily.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Today 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.