Politics

16 December 2025
A Bangkok container terminal run by the Port Authority of Thailand.  A sharp increase in exports this year from Thailand, Vietnam and elsewhere in Southeast Asia is stirring debate about trans-Pacific trade flows.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnviraku speaks to reporters in Bangkok on Dec. 12: Analysts say Anutin hopes to capitalize on nationalist sentiment in the general election. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Turbulent Thailand

Thailand sets Feb 8 for general election despite border clashes

Latest survey shows 41% of voters see no suitable person as new PM

15 December 2025
People wait to receive supplies at a refugee camp amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Dec. 13.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Cambodia says Thailand bombed Siem Reap province, home to Angkor Wat

Malaysia postpones ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting as conflict appears to escalate

15 December 2025
Military personnel carry the coffin of Private Kritdikorn Sroiraya, draped in the Thai flag, during a procession at a military airport in Ubon Ratchathani on Dec. 14, amid clashes with Cambodia along a disputed border.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand declares curfew along coast as Cambodia border fighting spreads

Military actions escalate as Bangkok seeks to disrupt supply lines of its neighbor

14 December 2025
A file photo of U.S. President Donald Trump speaking on the phone in the Oval Office. Trump said Dec. 12 that he had persuaded the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia to cease shooting as of that evening. (White House)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Trump fails in renewed bid to end Thai-Cambodian border clashes

Airstrikes continue hours after US president claims leaders agreed to stop fighting

14 December 2025
The dominant figures in Thailand's general election will be, left to right, People’s Party leader Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (Source photos by Yuki Kohara, Ken Kobayashi and Suzu Takahashi) 
Turbulent Thailand

Thailand's Anutin plays military nationalism card to boost election hopes

Prime minister seeks to exploit Cambodia conflict as campaign kicks off

13 December 2025
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul speaks to reporters in Bangkok on Dec. 12. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Turbulent Thailand

Thailand set for early election: 5 things to know

PM Anutin dissolves parliament amid Cambodia conflict and weak economy

12 December 2025
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12 December 2025
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, pictured at the venue of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26. Anutin and his Bhumjaithai Party have faced strong criticism since late November over the handling of the flooding in the south.
Turbulent Thailand

Thai PM to dissolve parliament, says he will 'return power to people'

General election to be held by early February after king endorses request

12 December 2025
A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire at a house that Thai security forces say was damaged by a Cambodian artillery in Surin province on Dec. 11.
11 December 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9: During his speech, he said he would call the Thai and Cambodian leaders about the renewed border clashes.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Trump to call Thailand, Cambodia leaders on Thursday

Phnom Penh withdraws team from Southeast Asian Games being held in Thailand

11 December 2025
Thai soldiers stand guard close to the border with Cambodia in Ban Nong Chan, Sa Kaeo province, in October. Clashes between the neighbors' armed forces continued for a third day on Tuesday. (Photo by Adryel Talamantes)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thai-Cambodian border clashes resume: 5 key questions

Diplomats have no proof to blame either side but both have reason to start fighting

9 December 2025
An injured Thai soldier is evacuated following clashes along the the Thai-Cambodian border in Thailand's Sisaket province on Dec. 7. (Photo by Royal Thai Army)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thai military launches airstrikes on Cambodia as cross-border clashes erupt

Four Cambodians and three Thais reported killed as both nations accuse each other of opening fire first

8 December 2025
Thai soldiers conduct demining operations at Ban Nong Ya Kaew, Khok Sung District, Sa Kaeo, Thailand, on Oct. 10. Cambodia has accused Thailand of not coordinating its demining measures.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Cambodia claims Thailand uses land mine debate to stoke armed conflict

Phnom Penh calls minister's remarks 'baseless, unilateral and contrary to all verified facts'

3 December 2025
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks to Nikkei Asia at his office in Bangkok on Nov. 28. With its latest move, Thailand could further jeopardize stalled trade talks with the U.S. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) 
International relations

Thailand set to call for action over landmines near Cambodia border

Foreign minister tells Nikkei Asia he will request an international fact-finding mission

1 December 2025
Hat Yai, in Thailand's Songkhla province, has been devastated by "once-in-300-years" flooding.
Natural disasters

Southeast Asia flooding death toll rises to almost 600

Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam grapple with damage from record heavy rains

30 November 2025
Oeang Seim, 70, a farmer in Cambodia's Pursat province, walks through her cassava chips in order to flip them to ensure even drying. (Photo by Danielle Keeton-Olsen)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Cambodia's cassava farmers, traders struggle in wake of Thai conflict

Prices tumble after collapse of crop's key export market as border remains closed

24 November 2025
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, pictured at the criminal court in Bangkok on Aug. 22 when he was acquitted in a royal defamation case. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Turbulent Thailand

Thaksin under pressure over lese-majeste appeal, tax ruling: analysts

Two cases hang over Pheu Thai Party's popularity ahead of looming election

20 November 2025
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, pictured on Sept. 9.
Turbulent Thailand

Thailand's Supreme Court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $542m in taxes

Ruling on his share sale 19 years ago deals blow to prisoned billionaire

18 November 2025
A Cambodian soldier picks up an injured man, second from left, amid a conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, on Nov. 12.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand says US trade talks to proceed despite Cambodia dispute

Trump reportedly tells Bangkok that Washington does not want to interfere in border issue

16 November 2025
Opposition to a rare-earths deal with the U.S. is growing in Thailand as Washington moves to secure a supply of the critical minerals from non-Chinese sources. 
Trade

Thailand, Malaysia rare-earth deals with US face local opposition

Environmental and economic concerns raised against priority agreements

14 November 2025
A Cambodian soldier walks by a building that had been hit by artillery during an inspection by foreign diplomats of the disputed border on Aug. 1.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thai-Cambodia border tensions escalate, with at least one killed

Each side accuses the other of opening fire near disputed site

12 November 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, talks with Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn during the 2022 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok.
Politics

Thai king heads to China for landmark state visit

Vajiralongkorn's trip is first by nation's monarch to China since Communists took power in 1949

12 November 2025
A restaurant owner displays a sign reading "No Israel tourist" on Thailand's Koh Phangan island on Oct. 29. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Travel & Leisure

Anti-Israel sentiment flares in Thailand, aided by misinformation

Resentment attributed to Israeli tourists' behavior and Gaza crisis

12 November 2025
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, left, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands and hold up a document, during the signing of a peace deal on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand suspends Trump-brokered peace deal with Cambodia

PM says 'everything must be stopped' after two soldiers injured in border area

11 November 2025
A man prepares fish for sale in one of Thailand’s camps for refugees from Myanmar, one of the few job opportunities for the residents. (Photo by The Border Consortium)
Myanmar Crisis

Thailand grants Myanmar refugees long-awaited labor opportunities

Cambodian worker exodus and aid cuts prompt policy U-turn

31 October 2025
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands while U.S. President Donald Trump applauds during a ceremony for the signing of a peace deal between the two Southeast Asian countries on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand and Cambodia sign Trump-brokered peace deal in Malaysia

US president witnesses 'momentous' event as he arrives for ASEAN summit

26 October 2025
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is pictured on Sept. 7.
Politics

Thai prime minister to leave ASEAN summit early after royal death

Anutin expected to attend Cambodia joint declaration ceremony in Malaysia

25 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, has been using a mixture of threats and incentives to persuade Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, right, to settle the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian nations. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand's selective diplomacy faces Trump reality check

US leader has been using carrot-and-stick approach to get Thai-Cambodia peace deal

24 October 2025
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Photos

Thailand-Cambodia conflict: Migrant workers face uncertain futures

Whether Cambodians in Thailand stay or leave, all roads are challenging

24 October 2025