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Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was ousted as Thai prime minister on Friday, arrives at Government House in Bangkok ahead of the Constitutional Court's verdict.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 29, 2025
Thai court ousts PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation 
The decision marks another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty and could usher in a new period of turmoil.
Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures as she arrives at the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Aug. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2025
Powerful Thai court again to decide fate of Thaksin-aligned prime minister
The case against Paetongtarn Shinawatra shows how the country’s conservative establishment can thwart governments and engineer military-backed rule.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet registers as he arrives to attend a meeting at the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on Monday, where Cambodian lawmakers passed legislation allowing for citizenship to be stripped.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2025
Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
Rights monitors have long accused Cambodia's government of using draconian laws to stifle opposition and legitimate political debate.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance meet Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (far right) and Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (far left) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 27.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 24, 2025
Trump’s count of wars he’s ‘settled’ remains a matter of dispute
Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars.
Investigators escort suspects extradited from Cambodia after arresting them on suspicion of attempted fraud, on Wednesday at Chubu Centrair International Airport in the city of Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2025
Aichi police arrest 29 Japanese extradited from Cambodia over phone scams
The suspects allegedly posed as police officers when calling victims in the Kanto region to swindle them of cash.
Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa (right) with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (center) and Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn as they meet in Anning in China's Yunnan province on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 15, 2025
China urges Thailand and Cambodia reconciliation in three-way talks
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China supports the Southeast Asian countries in strengthening dialogue and eliminating misunderstandings
Thai soldiers on the back of an army truck in the border province of Si Sa Ket on July 26.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2025
Thai soldiers injured by land mine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
One soldier lost a foot and two others were injured after one of them stepped on a land mine.
Thai Deputy Defense Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (left), Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (center) and Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha join hands ahead of a meeting to discuss a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia agree to extend peace pact
A joint statement signed by both countries' defense officials said they agree to continue a freeze on border troop movements and patrols.
Hun Sen speaks at a press conference at the National Assembly after a vote to confirm his son, Hun Manet, as Cambodia's prime minister in Phnom Penh on August 22, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2025
Cambodia's Hun Sen at the helm in border conflict with Thailand
The former leader played an outsized role in events leading up to the deadliest fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in over a decade.
Military attaches and diplomats from 13 countries observe the implementation of the Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire agreement next to a destroyed building by the An Ses border checkpoint in Cambodia's Preah Vihear province on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia trade allegations of truce-breaking
U.N. rights chief Volker Turk urged the neighboring nations to implement their ceasefire deal in full and take rapid steps to build confidence and peace.
People who fled their homes near the border between Cambodia and Thailand gather to get temporary aid at an evacuation center in Cambodia's Preah Vihear province on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2025
Fragile Thailand-Cambodia truce faces challenges on day one
The military officials agreed at a meeting not to target civilians or deploy more troops along the border,
Commanders of the Royal Thai Army (left) and Royal Cambodian Army meet near the Thai-Cambodia border on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2025
Fighting on Thai-Cambodia border halts amid shaky truce
Following peace talks on Monday, both sides agreed to a ceasefire over a smattering of ancient temples in disputed zones along their border.
Displaced people hold candles as they celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 73rd birthday after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, effective midnight, in Sisaket province, Thailand, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025
Ceasefire takes effect between Thailand and Cambodia after five-day border battle
The two countries' leaders agreed to end hostilities, resume direct communications and create a mechanism to implement the ceasefire after efforts by Malaysia, the U.S. and China.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks as he takes part in mediation talks on the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2025
Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to ceasefire after five days of battle
During a meeting hosted by Malaysia, the two sides agreed to halt hostilities and resume direct communications.
Cambodian soldiers ride in a truck equipped with a Russian-made BM-21 rocket launcher in the country's northern Oddar Meanchey province, which borders Thailand, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2025
Thai-Cambodia border shelling continues despite Trump's ceasefire call
Cambodia and Thailand each said the other had launched artillery attacks across contested border areas early Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said the leaders of both countries had agreed to work on a ceasefire.
A pagoda damaged by Thai artillery in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2025
Thailand-Cambodia clashes widen to new areas with over 30 dead
Thailand said its navy joined the army in repelling Cambodian attacks along the border as fighting spread to new areas.
A Thai mobile artillery unit fires toward Cambodia on Friday in Surin, Thailand.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2025
Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 138,000 flee fighting
The conflict is still considered "an armed clash involving heavy weaponry" currently, acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
Cambodian soldiers reload a multiple rocket launcher in Preah Vihear province on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 24, 2025
Thailand fighter jet bombs Cambodian targets as border clash escalates
Weeks of tension escalated into fresh clashes that have killed at least nine civilians.
A mine-detection rat sniffs for land mines in an area being demined in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, in 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025
Land mine dispute escalates tensions between Thailand and Cambodia
Thai authorities said that three soldiers were injured by a land mine, with one losing a foot, while on a patrol on July 16 on the Thai side of the disputed border area.
Soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Cambodian Army in Phnom Penh on Jan. 24, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025
Anxiety and pride among Cambodia's future conscripts
Citing rising tensions with Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet says Cambodia will next year activate a long-dormant law requiring citizens aged 18 to 30 to enlist in the military.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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