Protesters in Thailand Denounce Prime Minister After Clashes With Cambodia
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand had already been suspended after a leaked phone call that many say showed her selling out her country.
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Shooting at Bangkok Market Leaves Several People Dead
The gunman killed five people at Or Tor Kor market, which is popular with tourists, before dying by suicide, the authorities said.
Spat Between Thai and Cambodian Leaders Fuels Deadly Border War
A personal feud between two of Southeast Asia’s political titans is inflaming the worst violence on the border in more than a decade.
A Timeline of the Latest Conflict Between Cambodia and Thailand
The two nations have been locked in a decades-long conflict over their contested border. Tensions in disputed territories soured earlier this year.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Suspended Amid Cambodia Dispute
Paetongtarn Shinawatra is accused of ethical lapses in a conversation with the Cambodian leader Hun Sen and has faced calls to resign.
Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai Leader Who Set Off Bloody Protests, Dies at 91
A top general, he was appointed prime minister in 1992, a short-lived tenure that immediately incited the Black May uprising — and a violent backlash by his military.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been widely criticized for appearing weak in a conversation with Cambodia’s Hun Sen, who released a recording of their exchange.
Thailand Arrests Executive Linked to Bangkok Tower Felled by Earthquake
The collapse has brought scrutiny of the Chinese state-owned company that was putting up the doomed building.
Southeast Asia, With Little Leverage, Seeks to Placate Trump on Trade
Southeast Asian leaders, their export-driven economies in peril, are trying to placate the president. “We may have to comply,” Thailand’s finance minister said.
Senators Denounce Trump Administration’s Response to Myanmar Quake
Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help.