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Mourners gather at Thai royal palace to await princess' body
Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Mourners gather at Thai royal palace to await princess' body

Princess Bajrakitiyabha, known as Princess Bha, died aged 47 on Thursday after spending more than three years in a coma due to a cardiac condition.
Why normalizing Myanmar’s junta is a strategic capitulation
Academia 3 months ago

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Why normalizing Myanmar’s junta is a strategic capitulation

Thailand and other ASEAN members may be tempted to treat the junta’s staged transition as a way out of the impasse. But normalization would reward the main driver of Myanmar’s regional crisis. 
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin to be freed after royal pardon
Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin to be freed after royal pardon

Thaksin, who was released on parole last month after serving eight months in prison, had just over three months remaining on his one-year sentence, which was due to expire in September.
Cambodia launches UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand
Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

Cambodia launches UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand

The move follows a Thai government decision last month to unilaterally terminate a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that provided a framework for negotiations over the disputed area in the Gulf of Thailand where the two countries' maritime claims overlap.
Dispute resolution is key to defusing Thailand-Cambodia tensions
Academia 4 months ago

Dispute resolution is key to defusing Thailand-Cambodia tensions

Tensions are escalating again between the neighbors, this time over their maritime border.
Thailand touts $31 billion 'Land Bridge' plan amid Hormuz crisis, courts Singapore
Asia & Pacific 5 months ago

Thailand touts $31 billion 'Land Bridge' plan amid Hormuz crisis, courts Singapore

Thailand's government has said it is reviving a "Land Bridge" project across its narrow southern peninsula after recent disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz underscored the vulnerability of global shipping chokepoints, including the nearby Malacca Strait.
Inside the economics of Southeast Asia’s scam centers
Academia 5 months ago

Inside the economics of Southeast Asia’s scam centers

At the core of scam compounds is a system of paid but forced labor.
Thailand offers backing for Myanmar's bid to normalize ASEAN ties 
Asia & Pacific 5 months ago

Thailand offers backing for Myanmar's bid to normalize ASEAN ties 

The 11-member ASEAN bloc has yet to formally recognize the new Myanmar government. ASEAN leaders will hold a summit next month in the Philippines.
Komodo dragons smuggling ring busted, having sold 20 to Thailand
Archipelago 5 months ago

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Komodo dragons smuggling ring busted, having sold 20 to Thailand

Suspects sourced the reptiles from hunters on Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, and surrounding areas, purchasing them for about Rp 5.5 million (US$320) each.
Foreign investors flee Thailand as Iran war, energy shock dash hope for economic revival
Economy 5 months ago

Foreign investors flee Thailand as Iran war, energy shock dash hope for economic revival

Foreign investors are selling Thai assets as an energy shock from the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens to snuff out hopes for an economic revival under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and exposes the policy paralysis that is gripping Bangkok.

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