Cambodia initiates action with UN agency to force conciliation of maritime dispute with Thailand
Read full article: Cambodia initiates action with UN agency to force conciliation of maritime dispute with ThailandCambodia has filed for compulsory conciliation under a U.N. maritime law agreement to resolve a sea border dispute with Thailand.
Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
Read full article: Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missingRescue workers in Laos have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days.
Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing
Read full article: Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missingRescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five villagers trapped in a cave for over a week due to floodwaters.
Divers find 5 villagers alive in a flooded cave in Laos after more than a week trapped in darkness
Read full article: Divers find 5 villagers alive in a flooded cave in Laos after more than a week trapped in darknessFive villagers trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for over a week have been found alive.
Alarmed ASEAN leaders adopt crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war
Read full article: Alarmed ASEAN leaders adopt crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East warSoutheast Asian leaders have adopted in an annual summit a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on their people and economies but acknowledged it will be difficult to enforce complex steps like establishing a regional fuel reserve to ensure a steady supply.
US charges 2 Chinese nationals with managing cyberscam compound in Myanmar
Read full article: US charges 2 Chinese nationals with managing cyberscam compound in MyanmarTwo Chinese nationals face charges in the U.S. that they managed a sprawling compound in Myanmar where authorities say workers were forced to participate in cryptocurrency investment fraud scams.
China's car exports surge as expectations grow for EV pivot on Iran war energy shock
Read full article: China's car exports surge as expectations grow for EV pivot on Iran war energy shockThe China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says Chinese exports of passenger cars have accelerated in March.
Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy supplies
Read full article: Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy suppliesNuclear power is getting a second look across Southeast Asia to prepare for surging demand for power for artificial intelligence-focused data centers.
Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case
Read full article: Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental caseA Thai court on Tuesday found a major gold mine operator liable for pollution that has harmed nearby villagers, in a ruling that could influence future environmental lawsuits.
Thai officials say 72 tigers at tourist parks died of canine distemper, allaying bird flu fears
Read full article: Thai officials say 72 tigers at tourist parks died of canine distemper, allaying bird flu fearsOfficials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu.
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul takes 3rd-round lead at her home LPGA Thailand tournament
Read full article: Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul takes 3rd-round lead at her home LPGA Thailand tournamentWorld No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul has birdied her final three holes for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead going into the final round of her home LPGA Thailand tournament.
Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms
Read full article: Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farmsThailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other.
Teenager steals gun from police and attacks a school in southern Thailand, killing 1
Read full article: Teenager steals gun from police and attacks a school in southern Thailand, killing 1A 17-year-old has killed one person and injured two others after he stole a gun from police and stormed a public high school in southern Thailand.
Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai party tops election that marks a conservative comeback
Read full article: Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai party tops election that marks a conservative comebackThe Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results.
Thailand's conservative Bhumjaithai party tops polls but will need partners to form government
Read full article: Thailand's conservative Bhumjaithai party tops polls but will need partners to form governmentThe Bhumjaithai party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has taken a commanding lead in Thailand’s general election.
Another construction crane collapse in Thailand kills 2 people a day after deadly train derailment
Read full article: Another construction crane collapse in Thailand kills 2 people a day after deadly train derailmentA construction crane has collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, a day after another construction accident in northeastern Thailand killed 32 people.
A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 32 people
Read full article: A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 32 peopleA construction crane has fallen onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, causing a fiery derailment that killed at least 32 people.
US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stability
Read full article: US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stabilityThe United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year.
Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in dispute
Read full article: Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in disputeForeign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.
Thailand and Cambodia to resume ceasefire talks after deadly border clashes
Read full article: Thailand and Cambodia to resume ceasefire talks after deadly border clashesThailand’s foreign minister says Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to work toward a more durable ceasefire along their border.
Thailand conference launches international initiative to fight online scams
Read full article: Thailand conference launches international initiative to fight online scamsThailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia.
Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fighting
Read full article: Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fightingThailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager.
Two of Trump's peace deals at risk as fighting surges in Congo and at Cambodia-Thailand border
Read full article: Two of Trump's peace deals at risk as fighting surges in Congo and at Cambodia-Thailand borderAt least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing.
Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Read full article: Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and ThailandRescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing.
Deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists say
Read full article: Deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists saySoutheast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,400 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as rescue efforts intensify
Read full article: More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as rescue efforts intensifyEmergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.
Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Read full article: Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and ThailandOver 800 people remain missing after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Thailand demands apology from Cambodia for land mine explosion that injured soldiers
Read full article: Thailand demands apology from Cambodia for land mine explosion that injured soldiersThailand has paused a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia indefinitely after a land mine explosion injured four Thai soldiers.
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand
Read full article: Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from ThailandIndia is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up
Read full article: Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown upA Thai regional army commander say that the number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar’s military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle.
Americans win fourth straight fourball match at the LPGA's International Crown team event
Read full article: Americans win fourth straight fourball match at the LPGA's International Crown team eventThe United States stayed perfect at the LPGA’s International Crown tournament, winning its third and fourth fourball matches and ending No. 1-ranked Jeeno Thitikul's unbeaten record in the team competition.
American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says
Read full article: American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report saysA report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month.
A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations
Read full article: A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuationsA part of a road has collapsed in Bangkok, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.
Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra starts 1-year prison term for previous convictions
Read full article: Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra starts 1-year prison term for previous convictionsFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison after the Supreme court said he must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions.
Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Read full article: Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leaderThailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for violating ethics rules in a phone call with a Cambodian official.
Thailand warns it may act in 'self-defense' after soldier hurt by a mine blast near Cambodian border
Read full article: Thailand warns it may act in 'self-defense' after soldier hurt by a mine blast near Cambodian borderThailand’s army is warning that it may have to“exercise the right of self-defense” in response to continuing incidents it blames on Cambodia in which Thai soldiers patrolling along the two countries’ border have been wounded by land mines.
Thailand again accuses Cambodia of planting land mines as 3 soldiers are hurt by blast along border
Read full article: Thailand again accuses Cambodia of planting land mines as 3 soldiers are hurt by blast along borderThree Thai soldiers have been wounded after one stepped on a land mine along the border with Cambodia.
Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia gather to praise ceasefire with Thailand and mourn the dead
Read full article: Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia gather to praise ceasefire with Thailand and mourn the deadHundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia have held a religious ceremony to honor soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thai forces and to pray for peace.
Gunman with a grudge kills 5 and wounds 2 at a Bangkok market before killing himself, police say
Read full article: Gunman with a grudge kills 5 and wounds 2 at a Bangkok market before killing himself, police sayA gunman has shot and killed five people at a popular fresh food market in the Thai capital before killing himself.
Cambodia-Thailand conflict: Monks, dancers and volunteers offer respite as violence escalates
Read full article: Cambodia-Thailand conflict: Monks, dancers and volunteers offer respite as violence escalatesLong-festering tensions over border territory have escalated into armed conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to dozens of deaths on both sides and displacing tens of thousands of people.
Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clash
Read full article: Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clashFighting between Thailand and Cambodia over disputed border areas has entered its third day, leaving at least 32 dead and displacing more than 80,000 people.
What to know about the shaky truce after 5 days of combat between Thailand and Cambodia
Read full article: What to know about the shaky truce after 5 days of combat between Thailand and CambodiaThailand and Cambodia have implemented a ceasefire intended to end five days of armed combat over disputed territory along their border.
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border clashes leave at least 14 dead
Read full article: Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border clashes leave at least 14 deadThai and Cambodian soldiers have clashed along the two countries' border in a major escalation of a festering dispute over territory that killed least 14 people, mostly civilians.
Thailand and Cambodia recall ambassadors as border dispute flares
Read full article: Thailand and Cambodia recall ambassadors as border dispute flaresThailand says it has closed northeastern border crossings with Cambodia, was withdrawing its ambassador and expelling the Cambodian ambassador to protest a land mine blast that injured soldiers.
The suspension of Thailand's prime minister over a leaked phone call stirs familiar turmoil
Read full article: The suspension of Thailand's prime minister over a leaked phone call stirs familiar turmoilA court’s suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised questions about whether her family’s political comeback will end with another downfall.
Protesters rally in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister's resignation over leaked Cambodia call
Read full article: Protesters rally in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister's resignation over leaked Cambodia callThousands of protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription
Read full article: Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescriptionThailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.
Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand's prime minister make separate visits to tense border areas
Read full article: Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand's prime minister make separate visits to tense border areasCambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister have made separate visits to border areas.
Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization
Read full article: Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalizationThailand’s government is further restricting cannabis with a ban on sales of the plant to those without prescriptions.
Thailand blocks tourists from entering Cambodia as their border tensions soar
Read full article: Thailand blocks tourists from entering Cambodia as their border tensions soarThailand is imposing new border restrictions including blocking tourists from entering Cambodia as the two countries engage in retaliation in their border dispute.
Thai prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoil
Read full article: Thai prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoilThailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologized for the political turbulence set off by a leaked recording of her negotiating with Cambodia’s former leader in the two nations' latest border dispute.
A look at the tensions with Cambodia that led to the suspension of Thailand's prime minister
Read full article: A look at the tensions with Cambodia that led to the suspension of Thailand's prime ministerThailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader.