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Aidan Jones
Aidan Jones is a Senior Correspondent on SCMP's Asia desk. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse.
Aidan Jones is a Senior Correspondent on SCMP's Asia desk. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse.
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Thailand warned of military action against Cambodia amid nationalist protests and diplomatic efforts to ease the border crisis.
The large male pachyderm, known as Plai Biang Lek, has become a well-known figure in the area due to his forays into human settlements.
Thai authorities say Cambodian troops were inside a disputed area, but Phnom Penh has demanded an investigation into the ‘unprovoked attack’.
Authorities say arsenic levels in the Kok Thai river now exceed safety limits, sparking fears of ecological disaster.
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The Asean chair calls for ‘assertiveness and independence’ among the 10 member countries ahead of the crucial summit on Monday.
Banks’ offensive social media meltdown exploded into a racially-charged online battle with the K-pop star’s Thai supporters.
Myanmar’s junta is conducting air strikes after a deadly earthquake, despite a ceasefire, while a US$275 million UN aid appeal has received only US$34 million.
The US Treasury Department says the Karen National Army, run by Saw Chit Thu, is a ‘transnational criminal organisation’.
Companies brace for drop in demand and profits as they and regional governments struggle to find a way to tackle the punishing duties.
Police say a Chinese national confessed to the horrific killing of a transgender woman in Pattaya, fuelling concerns about visitor screening.
A popular revolt that ousted the kleptocratic Sheikh Hasina thrust Muhammad Yunus, 84, into power. Now he’s looking to China for help.
During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, intraregional rail transport was at the top of the agenda.
Experts say crime syndicates from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are using Malaysia as a transshipment hub for drugs destined for Australia.
Min Aung Hlaing’s visit reportedly hints at prioritisation of relief to religious institutions in Sagaing, where aid workers say supplies have been blocked.
As quake survivors dig through the rubble for loved ones with their bare hands, the military bombs villages and seeks diplomatic openings.
The Chinese embassy in Bangkok has called for full cooperation with the Thai authorities’ investigation into the State Audit Office collapse.
Hopes of finding survivors are ‘diminishing’ as the critical 72-hour window in which people can survive without water closes.
Those living overseas have urged international donors not to send aid via the junta, saying the military will weaponise relief efforts to increase exploitation.
‘The cemetery is packed with bodies, there are so many that we are cremating them every three minutes,’ a Sagaing resident says.
Over 3,400 people have been injured, with deaths and injuries expected to rise significantly amid devastating and widespread damage.
A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok as rescuers rush to the site of a collapsed building where at least 80 workers are unaccounted for.
Young Southeast Asians are running a gauntlet of bootleg botox, fake fillers and clandestine clinics in their quest to defy ageing.
Dozens of apparent Chinese scam workers seen boarding a China Southern jet at Mae Sot airport on Thursday, with more flights over the weekend.
Short-term stays competing with the hotel sector have resulted in noise, mess and constant stream of visitors in formerly quiet residential areas.
A crackdown on Myanmar’s scam hubs has freed 10,000 workers, but concerns remain over the sustainability of the efforts against powerful crime syndicates.
Many of these Israeli visitors converging at the northern Thai town have either left the army or are taking a break from the Gaza war.
Demining advocates argue the US has a moral obligation to solve a problem it helped create.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn meets Xi in Beijing after the kingdom cut power and internet to scam hubs around its border.
For thousands of guerilla fighters, the dream of a free Myanmar still burns bright – even after four years of ruinous civil war.
