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Check out what’s hot in the region on May 23 as The Nation puts together headlines from members of Asia News Network (ANN). Click to read more:

A group of activists on Monday demonstrated in front of the United Nations building in Bangkok to protest against the government’s plan to enact a law for regulating non-governmental organisations.

Ramathibodi Hospital’s Centre for Genomics said it has successfully sequenced the genome of monkeypox and is confident it can come up with test kits within two weeks.

A variety of facilities inside Parliamentary Club, which is located on the fifth storey of Parliament complex in Bangkok's Dusit district, would soon be available for MPs, senators and personnel.

The United States wants Thai state agencies to cooperate in helping human-trafficking victims more systematically and effectively, a senior police officer who visited Washington to defend Thailand said.

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday congratulated independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt for his landslide victory in the Bangkok gubernatorial election on Sunday.

Bangkok, May 20, 2022 - Bitkub Blockchain Technology Co, Ltd, a leading blockchain company in Thailand, in cooperation with Chatchavan Suriyayanyong, CEO of Dice Kingdom, announced the project called “KNS (KUB Name Service)” at Crypto Expo 2022 at BITEC Bangna with a tentative launching schedule in June 2022.

The smooth voting for Bangkok governor and city council on Sunday is clear proof that Thais do not want a revolution, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra said.

Singapore has invited Thailand to join its Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), which aims to promote six aspects of the digital economy between the two countries.

Surgery can reduce the chance of death from lung cancer by a third, lung specialist Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs said on Monday.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has said they must not forget other difficult situations in the world including the Rohingya crisis that need its attention and resources while focussing on the "catastrophic emergency" in Ukraine.

The war in Ukraine, as well as the pandemic and the quick economic rebound in its aftermath, significantly disrupted energy transition efforts.

Households can sell their surplus solar electricity to state providers at the rate of 2.20 baht per unit, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Monday.

The seven Apec nations that staged a walkout on Saturday in protest against Russia have issued a joint statement saying they support Thailand, but condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Syn Mun Kong Insurance (SMK) said on Sunday that it will reimburse the buyers of Covid-19 insurance in June next year.

A military cargo plane carrying the first shipment of infant formula from Europe to help address a critical shortage in the United States landed in Indianapolis on Sunday.

Veteran senior politician Penny Wong is slated to take office on Monday as Foreign Affairs Minister under the Labour government of Anthony Albanese.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha congratulated Chadchart Sittipunt for his landslide victory in the gubernatorial election on Sunday and promised to help him with Bangkok’s development projects.

US President Joe Biden’s trip to Asia and his choice of South Korea as his first stop underscore Washington’s willingness to address global supply chain uncertainties largely posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, along with efforts to counter dependence on China.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has revealed that Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed on six per cent of the remaining undemarcated borders between the two countries, in a varied speech to members of the Cambodian diaspora in Europe, in which he also discussed the upcoming commune council elections.

U.S. President Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan on Monday, and said he hoped to discuss how U.S and Japan relations could be a positive force around the region and beyond.

Independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt did not just win by a landslide but made history in the Bangkok governor election on Sunday.

Seven people have died after a high-speed Philippine ferry carrying 134 people caught fire on Monday, with seven passengers still missing, the coast guard said.

Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has set up a Public Health Emergency Centre to monitor the global spread of monkeypox and tighten monitoring at its border. The disease has so far spread to 15 countries, with more than 100 confirmed cases.