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China military purge exposes Xi's unease
News, John J Metzler, Published on 14/02/2026
» Strange and mysterious events are transpiring inside the walls of Beijing's Forbidden City. In the massive nearby government compound Zhongnanhai there's a clear unease as Communist Party Chief and military supremo Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, has shuffled the political cards in the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), by purging his two top generals.
Chinese make beeline for Phuket to mark New Year
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/02/2026
» Phuket's tourism sector is experiencing strong momentum during this year's Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, with a sharp rise in Chinese arrivals driven by additional flights and renewed travel demand, according to the Phuket Tourist Association (PTA).
Army buying armoured vehicles from China for B1 billion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has moved to strengthen its combat capabilities by signing a procurement agreement worth about 1 billion baht for additional VN1 wheeled armoured vehicles from China under the 2025 fiscal year defence budget.
Thai diplomacy amid global turmoil
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 13/01/2026
» How do we know which way the wind is drifting? This is a frequently asked question amid the tectonic shifts in international politics. Answers vary. Some say the wind blows from Washington, others from Beijing. Some insist it comes from the market, others from geopolitics. Regardless of the answers, Thailand -- thanks to its nimble diplomacy -- has managed to go with the flow without much difficulty.
Border conflict tests big powers' resolve
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/12/2025
» Few would have imagined that the current Thailand-Cambodia conflict could generate such deep strategic anxiety, if not outright uncertainty, across Southeast Asia and beyond. From a Thai perspective, the tensions have revealed something far more consequential than just another bilateral border dispute. It is no longer a tit-for-tat affair.
Beijing not taking sides in border row
News, Published on 20/12/2025
» China has reiterated that its long-standing defence cooperation, including arms sales to both Cambodia and Thailand, fully complies with international law and bears no relation to the countries' ongoing border clashes.
Jimmy Lai, the HK tycoon who stood up to China
News, James Pomfret & Jessie Pang, Published on 17/12/2025
» Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was found guilty on Monday on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of sedition under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
Country 'can keep' Chinese missile system
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/12/2025
» The Defence Ministry has confirmed that Thailand is legally entitled to keep a Chinese-made fifth-generation guided anti-tank missile system seized from Cambodian forces, dismissing speculation that it must be returned to China.
China's bluster over Japan's Taiwan remarks
News, John J Metzler, Published on 05/12/2025
» Beijing has gone rhetorically ballistic over comments by Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute "a situation threatening Japan's survival" that thus could trigger a military response. Her statement poses uncharacteristically tough talk from Tokyo at a time when tensions are running high in the Far East.
Nations send best wishes, offers of aid
News, Published on 01/12/2025
» Russia, Japan and China have expressed condolences over the devastating floods in the southern provinces, with Tokyo and Beijing also pledging emergency support for victims.