World Dec 29 Diplomats from China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger mediating role By Kanis Leung, Associated Press
World Dec 27 Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end fighting over border disputes The agreement was signed by the countries’ defense ministers, Cambodia’s Tea Seiha and Thailand’s Nattaphon Narkphanit, at a border checkpoint. It declares that the sides are committed to an earlier ceasefire that ended five days of fighting in July and… By Wasamon Audjarint, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press
World Dec 26 Thailand bombs Cambodian village even as both nations hold talks to end armed clashes Thailand and Cambodia were engaged in combat along their border on Friday, even as the two countries held talks to try to put an end to armed clashes that erupted in early December, breaking a ceasefire that had been reached five months earlier. By Wasamon Audjarint, Associated Press
World Dec 13 Fighting rages on Thailand-Cambodia border despite Trump's claimed ceasefire Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a new ceasefire. By Jintamas Saksornchai, Grant Peck, Associated Press
World Dec 01 Over 800 people remain missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said. By Binsar Bakkara, Associated Press
Nov 21 Mexico contestant claims Miss Universe crown after standing up to pageant bullying By Tian Macleod Ji, Associated Press The issues at this year’s event sprang from a sharp-tongued scolding of Fátima Bosch Fernández, which sparked a controversy marked by a walkout, feminist solidarity and a teary, melodramatic apology from the local organizer who set it all off. Continue reading
Oct 24 Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit dies at age 93 By Denis D. Gray, Jintamas Saksornchai, Tian Macleod Ji, Associated Press Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 05 Anutin Charnvirakul elected prime minister of Thailand in parliamentary vote By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press Anutin, 58, succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed by court order as prime minister last week after being found guilty of ethics violations over a politically compromising phone call with neighboring Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen. Continue reading
Aug 29 Thai court ends prime minister's term over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader By Papitchaya Schwarz, Grant Peck, Associated Press Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, ruling that she violated ethics rules in a phone call with a high-ranking Cambodian official. Continue reading
Aug 27 At least 8 deaths reported after heavy rain causes flooding, landslides in Southeast Asia By Hau Dinh, Associated Press Flooding occurred in several northern and central provinces of Vietnam, where seven people died, one was missing and 34 were injured, state media reported. In neighboring Thailand, heavy rain Tuesday evening into Wednesday triggered flooding in several northern provinces. Continue reading