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Major moments to watch in Thailand
News, Published on 02/01/2026
» As the nation steps into the New Year, the 'Bangkok Post' highlights several events that will define the months ahead.
Govt to brief Asean on clash
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/12/2025
» Thailand will present Asean members with updates on the Thai-Cambodian border clashes at the Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Malaysia on Monday, amid rising international pressure for the two nations to de-escalate tensions.
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.
Border row claims activist as victim
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/10/2025
» A nasty drama is playing out online over comments by Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit, a former member of the National Human Rights Commission, amid the atmosphere of mutual distrust caused by the border conflict.
The air war: plywood and Styrofoam
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/09/2025
» 'Nato is responding with unity and strength," said British defence secretary John Healey. "If you've got drones that are putting Polish lives at risk, then Nato will take them out. There's no firm confirmation on intent, but in the end that's not the point. It's still reckless. It's still dangerous."
Crisis of governance
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/08/2025
» As tensions along the Thai–Cambodian border continue, the Pheu Thai-led government faces one of its most pressing internal crises in recent memory. Thailand finds itself in a state of "headless" governance, with both the premiership and the defence portfolio effectively leaderless at a time when national security requires coherent direction.
Border drones 'mostly from Cambodia'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/08/2025
» Most of the drones sighted carrying out surveillance work along the border in recent days originated from Cambodia, according to Thailand's Defence Ministry.
Cambodia PM Hun Manet asks UN Security Council for a meeting
News, Published on 25/07/2025
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Thursday requested the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convene an "urgent meeting" as the country traded cross-border fire with Thailand.
Nuclear proliferation cannot be bombed away
News, Mohamed ElBaradei, Published on 05/07/2025
» In 1966, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, and China not only were the only countries that possessed nuclear weapons; they also had enough wisdom to recognise the dangers posed by nuclear proliferation. Despite their many and deep political differences, they arrived at a consensus to halt the further dissemination of "nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices".
Israel hits hard and fast to stop Iranian threat
News, John J. Metzler, Published on 21/06/2025
» Well, it seems to have started. Israeli airstrikes on Iran's nuclear research and development sites have ushered in a new phase of the Middle East conflicts, which began when Tehran's Hamas terrorist proxies invaded Israel on Oct 7, 2023, murdering 1,200 people and taking 254 hostages.