The curtain fell on the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with a colourful closing ceremony on Saturday night at Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium, attended by athletes and officials from Asean nations — minus Cambodia.
Thai F-16 fighter jets on Saturday bombed a casino building that was reportedly being used by the Cambodian military near Thmor Da in Pursat province, across from Trat in Thailand.
The bodies of two fallen Thai soldiers have now been recovered after Thai troops retook control of the strategic Hill 350 in Surin province from Cambodian forces, the 2nd Army Region reported on Saturday.
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington hopes to bring Thailand and Cambodia back into compliance with a ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump between now and Monday.
The renewed flare-up along the Thai–Cambodian border has not only shifted military calculations and security discourse but also reshaped the political fortunes of Thailand’s major parties.
Thailand will present Asean members with updates on the Thai-Cambodian border clashes at the Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Malaysia on Monday, amid rising international pressure for the two nations to de-escalate tensions.
Tourism in Chiang Mai could reap benefits from robust long-haul markets, while the segment is expected to continue growing next year as LOT Polish Airlines became the latest carrier to confirm a new scheduled flight to Bangkok.
Tourism operators have expressed doubts about the abilities of some parties' prime ministerial candidates, urging them to appoint ministers with genuine capabilities to address severe obstacles in each sector, rather than using the position as a reward or trading on family legacies.
Thailand is now defined as an "aged" society, with increased demand for medical services resulting in overcrowding in public hospitals.
China and the United States have made near-simultaneous diplomatic moves to help ease tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, as clashes continue along the border and Thai military operations extend beyond the immediate frontier.
