Cash donations for Lao dam victims now top B32m

13 Sept 14:08 Key points summarised by AI

Cash donations for Lao dam disaster victims, channeled through a government bank account, have surpassed 32 million baht as of July 30.
The Thai government continues to accept both monetary and material aid, including clothes and dried food, for an indefinite period to support the victims.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Yesterday 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.