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Cambodia’s casino-hub town of Poipet, on the country’s border with Thailand, in June. Thailand’s military bombed the town of Poipet on Thursday, according to the Cambodian defense ministry.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 18, 2025
Cambodia says Thailand has bombed casino town on border as hostilities continue
Renewed fighting this month has killed at least 21 people in Thailand and 17 in Cambodia, while displacing around 800,000, officials have said.
A house that was damaged in a Thai military strike in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2025
China seeks to mediate Thailand-Cambodia clash Trump says he ended
China has engaged with both sides since the start of the violence, but has kept a much lower profile than the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with the leaders of Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia after the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26. Hostilities between the two countries have since resumed.  
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2025
White House 2025 Asia upheaval set to continue in 2026
Will the Trump administration learn from its counterproductive actions in Asia in 2025? It seems unlikely.
Military personnel arrange coffins during a ceremony to transport bodies to their home town, inside a military aircraft in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Thailand mulls blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as conflict escalates
At least 16 soldiers and 10 civilians have died, and hundreds have been injured since the latest round of clashes, with 258,626 civilians displaced, according to Thai authorities.
People wait to collect aid at a refugee camp near the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia in Cambodia's Meanchey province on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2025
Fighting continues between Thailand and Cambodia after Trump claim of ceasefire
Cambodia said Thai forces, including fighter jets, continued to strike targets across their disputed border on Saturday morning.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul speaks to reporters to announce the dissolution of parliament on Friday in Bangkok.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2025
Thailand’s snap poll set to boost odds for PM Anutin, but risks loom
The political maneuvering came after fierce clashes erupted again this week at the Thailand-Cambodia border.
Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over a century-old border dispute near the Preah Vihear Temple, which both sides claim, highlights the dangers of unresolved historical conflicts in the region and exposes ASEAN’s limited capacity to enforce lasting peace.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2025
Why Thailand and Cambodia keep fighting the same war
In 1962, the International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Phnom Penh, a decision it reaffirmed in 2013. But the surrounding border area was never fully demarcated.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s headquarters in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2025
Mother of Thai girl in Tokyo sex work case to be returned to Thailand
The mother arrived in Taiwan in September, leaving her daughter in Japan, and was later detained by Taiwanese authorities for her alleged involvement in prostitution.
Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand’s prime minister, speaks to members of the media on the sidelines of a seminar in Bangkok, on Nov. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2025
Thailand heads for early election as PM moves to dissolve parliament
Under Thai rules, an election must be held between 45 and 60 days after the house dissolution, meaning voters will be headed to polling stations as early as the end of January.
Displaced residents line up for face masks and other supplies at an evacuation center in the Thai border province of Surin on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2025
Fighting rages at Cambodia-Thailand border ahead of expected Trump call
At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have been killed in the reignited border conflict, officials said.
Members of Cambodia's delegation during the opening ceremony of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok on Tuesday. The country withdrew from the games the following day amid military clashes between Cambodia and Thailand.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 10, 2025
Cambodia pulls team out of Southeast Asian Games in Thailand over border conflict 
In a letter to organizers, the Olympic Committee of Cambodia said it made the decision due to “serious concerns.”
Displaced residents take shelter at an evacuation center during clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border, in Thailand's Sa Kaeo province on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 10, 2025
Cambodia-Thailand border clashes send half a million into shelters
Evacuees describe the fighting as being more intense than in July before both sides agreed to a short-lived truce.
Thai leader Anutin Charnvirakul has only been in power a few months and leads an awkward coalition held together mostly by his promise to dissolve parliament soon with elections expected in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2025
Thai leader’s hard line on Cambodia clash risks irking Trump
The Thai leader seems focused on possible domestic payoff for sounding tough, gambling it won’t annoy U.S. President Donald Trump, who claimed credit for ending earlier fighting.
People gather inside a temporary shelter amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area at Chroy Neang Ngourn Pagoda, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2025
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia spreads along contested border
With each side blaming the other for starting Monday’s renewed clashes, it was unclear how or if the fragile ceasefire could be salvaged.
People rest at a shelter in Thailand's Buriram province on Monday following fresh military clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along parts of their disputed border.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2025
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border tensions reignite
Both Southeast Asian countries have accused the other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Shwe Kokko city — a casino, entertainment and tourism complex in Myanmar — seen from Thailand's Mae Sot District in February, after Thailand cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar in an bid to curb scam centers
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2025
Thailand seizes millions in assets and issues arrest warrants in scams crackdown
Parts of Southeast Asia have become hubs for online fraud, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work.
Imuwarizal, 52, looks for his sister, who has been missing following a deadly flash flood, in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday. December.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2025
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll tops 1,200
Torrential deluges paired with two tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
A drone view shows an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rain in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia,on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2025
Asia floods toll tops 1,100 as militaries aid survivors
Indonesia’s death toll of at least 502 is the worst in a natural disaster there since a massive 2018 earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 2,000 people.
A mosque stands at an area hit by deadly flash floods in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2025
Tropical storm deaths cross 500 in Southeast Asia, over 4 million affected
Separately, across the Bay of Bengal, another 153 people were killed by a cyclone in the island nation of Sri Lanka.
A resident stands near debris as he inspects an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2025
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 350
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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