Jul 27 Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia meeting for talks to end deadly border dispute By Jintamas Saksornchai, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister’s office said on Sunday. This comes following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end a deadly border dispute, now in… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Trump’s ‘working visit’ to Scotland sparks protests In our news wrap Saturday, Trump golfed at his resort in Scotland as locals protested his visit, House Democrats sought more details about Trump’s connections with Epstein, Florida Gov. DeSantis confirmed detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz” are being flown out for… Continue watching
Jul 26 Thailand and Cambodia trade fresh attacks and accusations amid calls for a ceasefire By Jintamas Saksornchai, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press Thailand and Cambodia traded accusations of fresh attacks Saturday as deadly border clashes entered a third day and international pressure mounted for a ceasefire. The fighting has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 168,000. Continue reading
Jul 24 A mine exploded along the Thailand-Cambodia border. Now border clashes have killed at least 12 people By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press The trigger for the clashes was a mine explosion along the border Wednesday that wounded five Thai soldiers and led Bangkok to withdraw its ambassador to Cambodia and expel Cambodia's. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 2:45 Moo Deng, the baby hippo who took social media by storm, turns 1 By John Yang, Harry Zahn Adoring fans from around the world converged in Thailand this week to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Jul 01 Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspends prime minister to investigate leaked phone call By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press Paetongtarn's suspension on Tuesday raises the possibility of renewed instability in Thailand. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:37 Aid group describes unfolding crisis in Southeast Asia after deadly earthquake By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic A new 5.1 magnitude aftershock rattled survivors of Friday’s devastating earthquake as rescuers worked frantically to pull survivors from the rubble in Myanmar’s second-largest city. In neighboring Thailand, more bodies were pulled from a collapsed building in Bangkok. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 30 Medical supplies in great need as international aid flows into Myanmar after deadly quake By Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 3:24 Rescuers in Myanmar and Thailand race to find survivors as earthquake death toll soars By Harry Zahn and Debi Edward, Independent Television News Myanmar’s ruling military government now says more than 1,600 people have died in a devastating earthquake as more bodies are being pulled from rubble. The epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude quake was near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, and it rocked… Continue watching
Mar 29 Myanmar’s earthquake death toll soars over 1,600 as resistance announces partial ceasefire By Grant Peck, Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the… Continue reading