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21 Aug 1986
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South Korea’s Lee uses AI to honour shared factory worker past with Brazil’s Lula

The gesture accompanied Lula’s state visit to Seoul, where the two leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral ties.

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Thailand

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Conservatives storm to victory in Thailand’s election

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2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict

Cambodians lose homes as Thailand makes gains following clashes

Bangkok insists it has merely reclaimed land that was part of Thailand and had been occupied by Cambodians for years.

Meas Kimheng gestures in front of her house, damaged during clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, in Prey Chan village in Banteay Meanchey province on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Asian Angle | Thailand’s election will pass verdict on the architecture of elite control

After court rulings removed successive PMs, this election tests whether a popular mandate can finally survive the state’s veto traps.

Thailand

Thailand’s Pita hopes to rise again through reformist People’s Party successor

The former leader was blocked from leading government and banned from politics after his party stunned the ruling elite in 2023.

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Thailand

Ruling Thai party vows to end Cambodia conflict, close scam hubs if it wins poll

Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Bhumjaithai’s second candidate after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, believes his party has popular support.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) looks on as Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (right) shakes hands with Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn during a meeting in China’s Yunnan province on December 29, 2025. Photo: Agence Kampuchea Presse/AFP
Thailand

Cambodia accuses Thailand of ‘annexing’ border village despite ceasefire

The Thai army said it had taken control of areas it claims always belonged to Thailand but were ‘occupied’ by Cambodia.

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Thailand

Border row aids Anutin as Shinawatras play catch up in Thai election

Caretaker PM Anutin rides nationalist wave over Cambodia; Pheu Thai taps Thaksin’s nephew to revive brand; reformists drop key vows to stay relevant.

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Thailand

Who is running for Thai PM? Unofficial campaign starts as parties name candidates

PM Anutin seeks re-election in a three-way race against People’s Party and Thaksin’s Pheu Thai amid constitutional referendum in February poll.

Supporters with placards back Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul on the first day of candidate registration in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Thailand

From PM purge to border bombs: Thailand’s year of upheaval

As the country mourns the loss of Queen Mother Sirikit amid political chaos and a sluggish economy, Lisa’s global reign lights up Thai public.

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Rescue workers extinguishing a fire at a house after it was hit by Cambodian rocket strikes during clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, at a village in Kantharalak district, Si Sa Ket province, Thailand, on December 14. Photo: EPA/Royal Thai Army
Thailand

Thailand’s Anutin named PM candidate for ‘consequential’ February poll

Caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul named Bhumjaithai’s PM candidate, banking on nationalism and Cambodia tensions to win election.

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Cambodia

Cambodia: Thai border clashes displace half a million ahead of peace talks

The renewed fighting this month, including with tanks, drones and artillery, has killed at least 22 people in Thailand and 19 in Cambodia.

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Cambodia and Thailand tell China’s Wang Yi they’re willing to cease fire

Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers brief Chinese counterpart on border conflict, while Beijing vows to ‘serve as a bridge’.

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Civilians flee Srei Snam district in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province on Monday following an attack by Thai military forces. Photo: Agence Kampuchea Presse via Xinhua
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China ‘most beautiful’ bodyguard in spotlight during French president visit

As an elite Central Guard Bureau bodyguard, she protects Chinese leaders and their foreign counterparts during China official visits.

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During a recent visit to China, the French president and his wife drew attention to a female bodyguard assigned by the Chinese government, who has been dubbed the country’s “most beautiful bodyguard”. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Reuters
Thailand

Thailand’s sidelined reformists battle ‘baan yai’ dynasties to repeat poll win

It could become ‘everybody vs the People’s Party’ as old power networks unite to crush the movement that won the popular vote in 2023.

Thailand

Bangkok prison chief suspended over Chinese inmate sex scandal

Thai prison chief suspended amid scandal over Chinese inmates receiving illicit privileges, including alleged sex service visits.

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Thailand

Thailand court orders Thaksin to pay US$540 million in tax dispute

The Supreme Court overturned a prior decision, ordering Thaksin pay tax on his Shin Corporation sale to Singapore’s Temasek Holdings in 2006.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok in September, photo: dpa
Thailand

‘Everything stopped’: Thailand halts Cambodia peace deal after landmine blast

A landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers, prompting PM Anutin to suspend the fragile Trump-backed peace deal and halt prisoner releases.

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Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia begin peace efforts with weapon withdrawal and demining

The countries signed a ceasefire deal last week in Kuala Lumpur, with US President Trump present, after a deadly five-day conflict.

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Asia housing and property

The View | Why Thai property investors can find reason for cheer in dismal 2025

Even with the economy hit by multiple crises this year, not least a plunge in Chinese tourist numbers, it’s not all doom in the hotel and office sectors.

Tourists dressed in Thai traditional costumes visit the Temple of Dawn or Wat Arun in Bangkok on October 6. The steep fall in Chinese tourist numbers in Thailand has been partly compensated by strength in its other source markets such as South Asia. Photo: EPA
Asean

Trump wants Thai-Cambodian peace deal photo op at Asean summit for Nobel reasons

The ‘Peacemaker-in-Chief’ is hoping to stake his claim on initiating the peace process between the two Asean members, sources say.

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US President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Thailand

11 Thaksin supporters jailed 15 years after 2010 Bangkok protests

The 2010 protests, backing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, resulted in over 90 deaths and concluded with a lethal army crackdown.

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Cambodia

‘Immoral’: Cambodia’s ex-PM fumes at Thai game targeting his image

Hun Sen, the country’s former leader, urged Cambodians to cease purchasing Thai goods and using the Thai baht, calling the game ‘disgraceful’.

Thailand

Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon for 1-year jail sentence

Thaksin’s request for a royal pardon could lead to the reduction of his current one-year jail sentence.

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Thailand

Can Thailand’s new PM fix the economy and political woes by January?

Thailand’s PM Anutin Charnvirakul targets cost of living, tourism recovery and border stability in a four-month plan to revive the economy.

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivers the policy statements to the parliament in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Thai PM proposes referendum to revoke Cambodia border deals

Anutin Charnvirakul suggests the vote aims to resolve disputes and prevent conflict, but experts warn revoking treaties may create a vacuum.

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Thailand

Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin has new job overseeing sewer cleaning

As a foreman, Thaksin Shinawatra is unlikely to get his hands dirty and will be allowed to leave the prison during work hours.

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