World Aug 08 12-year-old girl dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing death toll to at least 8 By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press
World Jul 13 At least 27 people dead after fire breaks out at in Bangkok pub Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire, but Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said investigators would examine the ceiling materials and whether any emergency exits may have been obstructed, potentially making it more difficult for people to evacuate. By Anton L. Delgado, Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press
World Apr 24 U.S. launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” launched by the Trump administration against Chinese transnational organized crime. By Grant Peck, Associated Press
World Dec 29 Diplomats from China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger mediating role Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries. 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
Dec 26 Thailand bombs Cambodian village even as both nations hold talks to end armed clashes By Wasamon Audjarint, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 13 Fighting rages on Thailand-Cambodia border despite Trump's claimed ceasefire By Jintamas Saksornchai, Grant Peck, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 01 Over 800 people remain missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand By Binsar Bakkara, Associated Press The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said. Continue reading
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