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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is surrounded by the media as he leaves the parliament building in Bangkok on March 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 30, 2026
Thai PM readies new Cabinet as energy crisis threatens growth
A list of 35 ministers is being submitted for royal endorsement following background checks on the nominees by various agencies, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
Hmong volunteer firefighter Mongkol Yingyotmongkolsaen flies standard and infrared drones to monitor for fires from above, track any flames that are spreading and detect heat at night.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 27, 2026
Tech-equipped Indigenous firefighters protect Thai forests
Hmong villagers zip through forested slopes and cut through brush with machetes while others scan for smoke on live feeds from their phones.
Anutin Charnvirakul was reelected as Thailand's prime minister on Thursday, making him the first Thai premier to be voted back to office in two decades.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2026
Thailand’s Anutin returns to power with broad backing and nationalist push
A wave of nationalism has washed the country in the wake of a fierce border conflict with Cambodia last year.
A former scam hub facility in Surin province, Thailand, near the Cambodian border, on March 12
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2026
Japanese personal info left at Thai-Cambodian border scam base
On the 800,000-square-meter compound hosting some 160 buildings, an estimated 20,000 people had been working in scam operations.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrives on the podium after the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix at the Buriram International Circuit in Buriram on March 1.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 16, 2026
Thai ruling party tightens grip on power with house speaker post
The role is pivotal in Thailand’s parliamentary system, setting legislative agendas and scheduling key votes for the lower house, including to select the prime minister.
Thai police officers stand guard in front of the country's Supreme Court in Bangkok in June 13.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2026
Thailand seeks arrest of foreigner accused of $30 million cross-border fraud
A Thai court issued arrest warrants for a foreign businessman and his wife accused of investment fraud and money laundering dating back to 2016.
Thailand's goal of becoming a high-income economy by 2037 is in jeopardy, with gross national income per capita likely to be short of the threshold.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2026
Thai leaders won big. Their economy is still sick.
The country faces challenges such as a drop in tourism, competition from cheaper Chinese electric vehicles, and a baby bust with low fertility rates.
A replica of a CH-9 drone, developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2026
China’s drone exports to Russia use a new route through Thailand
Beijing says that it does not aid Moscow militarily, but Chinese-made technology is routinely found on the battlefield in Ukraine.
A Thai national flag is seen at the Pha Mo E-Daeng area in Thailand's northeastern Sisaket province, as viewed from Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, following clashes between the two countries, on Feb. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2026
Cambodian PM says Thailand occupying territory after Trump-brokered ceasefire
Thailand has said it is maintaining troop positions as part of de-escalation measures and ⁠denied it is occupying territory.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, center, leader of the People's Party, delivers a concession speech at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Thailand’s progressive party moves backward in polls
Expectations were high ahead of Sunday’s poll but the party ended up a distant second, according to preliminary results.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Government House in Bangkok on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Will Thailand’s election deliver a stable government?
The size of the ruling Bhumjaithai Party’s win consolidates power to enable better governance if Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul can manage Thailand’s stuttering economy.
Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters on election night in Bangkok on Sunday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election win
The Bhumjaithai Party’s victory in Sunday’s general election raises the prospect that a more stable coalition may now succeed in bringing an end to political instability.
A Cambodian flag is displayed in front of shipping containers and barbed wire, installed by Thai forces, blocking a road in Chouk Chey village in Banteay Meanchey province on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
A tale of two villages: Cambodians lament Thailand’s border gains
Thai forces took control of several patches of disputed land along the border during fighting last year, which could amount to several square kilometers in total.
People wearing traditional Thai dress gather next to a campaign poster in Bangkok on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
No party is forecast to win an outright majority, and coalition negotiations are expected to follow the results.
Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's prime minister, and leader of Bhumjaithai, during an election rally in Bangkok on Jan. 30
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2026
Why struggling Thailand keeps voting for change that never comes
Repeated military coups and short-lived civilian governments since the early 2000s have made long-term planning in Thailand nearly impossible.
Yodchanan Wongsawat could become the Shinawatra family's fifth prime minister in 25 years.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2026
Family affair: Thailand waning dynasty still election kingmaker
Polling indicates Pheu Thai, the latest incarnation of the organization founded by telecom billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, is currently in third, ahead of elections this weekend.
Ueki Yuriko (left), director of the Vice and Public Morals Office at the National Police Agency, and Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot (right) during a meeting in Bangkok on Tuesday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2026
Japanese and Thai police discuss cooperation against human trafficking
The meeting of senior law enforcement officials comes after a Thai girl was discovered to have been forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo.
People attend an election campaign rally by Nuchanat Jaruwongsethian, a parliamentary candidate for the Kla Tham Party, in Rasi Salai district, Si Sa Ket province, Thailand, on Jan. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Rural Thai voters shift old loyalties in a test of Pheu Thai’s populist machine
The party’s decadeslong grip on agrarian provinces is weakening as voters switch allegiance to powerful individual candidates.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2026
Ruling Thai party runs on nationalist, establishment vote pitch
An embrace of the military, and apparent backing of the country’s conservative establishment, has given the prime minister’s Bhumjaithai Party an edge in the Feb. 8 vote.
Airport health authorities wearing protective masks monitor passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2026
Nipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia after India confirms two cases
The virus, which is carried by fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause fever and brain inflammation ​and has a fatality rate of between 40% and 75%.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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