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Downtown Bangkok in 2024. Photo: Shutterstock
Sustainability

Letters | A greener Bangkok must also be fairer

Readers discuss the revitalisation of Bangkok, and the legacy of ‘designated schools’ in Hong Kong.

Thailand

Insecurity grips Thailand’s deep south amid coordinated insurgency attacks

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Hong Kong entertainment

US singer Post Malone delays Hong Kong concert, sparking fan complaints

Thailand

Nene Royal: the Thai teen rocker taking America’s Got Talent by storm

The self-taught guitar prodigy has come a long way from Phuket market performances as she prepares for her biggest stage yet.

Thai teen rocker Nene Royal performs on America’s Got Talent. Photo: YouTube/AGT
Thailand

Bites to bytes: Thai street food app feeds into hunger for authenticity

The Thai Street Gold Star app lists approved vendors, shows menus and gives users directions to each stall.

Thailand

Video | Is Thailand’s crackdown on guns working?

Is Thailand’s crackdown on guns working?

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Thailand

Fake residency of foreign children in Thailand spotlights widening corruption

Seven people were arrested after nearly 200 children from Myanmar were found falsely registered as occupants in cramped flats in Bangkok.

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A baby in a back sling adorned with Chinese character meaning “fortune” in Ban Arunothai, Thailand. Photo: Thomas Bird
Thailand

Thai schools hold active shooter drills after deadly attack

The drills follow a directive requiring schools to draw up security plans ‌and rehearse emergency response procedures.

Myanmar

Myanmar’s president heads to Moscow seeking Russian arms and oil

Fresh off a five-year military deal, Min Aung Hlaing is meeting Vladimir Putin for talks on further economic and security cooperation.

Thailand

Thailand to review pardon rules after release of drug lord, 85, brings backlash

Laota Saenlee, a former anti-communist guerrilla turned drug runner, is freed after serving less than a decade of a life sentence.

Laota Seanlee (centre) is escorted into a criminal court in Bangkok on December 13, 2017. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Bangkok gun shop trades bullets for baguettes as Thai firearm ban bites

Shops in Bangkok’s historic gun district are being squeezed by increasingly tighter regulations in the wake of recent shootings.

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Warintorn Boonyachai, stands outside Suchart and Friends Gun Shop, which has switched to selling sourdough bread, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Bling gamble: how Southeast Asia’s middle class is redefining luxury

Instalments and resales are helping customers from Bangkok to Jakarta bridge the gap between aspiration and affordability.

Food and Drinks

How Asia’s 50 Best Bars expanded to 25 cities, from Kathmandu to Hangzhou

Singapore’s early dominance has given way to Bangkok’s lead on the 2026 list, as new hubs shake up the competition thanks to ‘cocktail tourism’.

Thailand

Bullets and bloodshed: why Thailand is struggling to tackle gun violence

The recent school shooting and killing of an official have raised the tally to 12 in three weeks in the tiny province of Nonthaburi alone.

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A forensic police officer marks a bullet casing as evidence at the site of a shooting at the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation office on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Asean

US swaps ideology for ‘flexible realism’ and deterrence in Southeast Asia

Pentagon’s Colby urges allies to invest more in defence as Washington prioritises pragmatic Indo-Pacific partnerships over moral values.

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Troops from New Zealand, Philippines, the US and Australia pose with their national flags after taking part in live-fire exercises in the Philippines. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Former MP arrested in Thailand after shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

The incident comes just days after a teen’s killing rampage at a school reignited debate over gun control.

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Thailand

Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: police

Police also said that last year a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the boy took ‌to school.

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‘I felt like ‌we weren’t going to survive’: how Thai school shooting unfolded

Eyewitness accounts reveal chaos as students barricaded classrooms and hid near the windows during the mayhem.

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Relatives of a Thai teacher killed in the Debsirin Nonthaburi School shooting weep as they collect the body for funeral rites at a hospital in Bangkok on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Thailand

Girl, 12, dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing death toll to 9

Five staff and the attacker’s grandparents were also killed before he apparently took his own life. Fourteen people are in hospital.

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Thailand

Asian Angle | Bangkok branches out: how Thai capital moved from concrete to real jungle

Bangkok’s urban greenery playbook contains lessons that other cities, including Hong Kong, should pay attention to.

Thailand

Video | Students hide under desks during Thai school shooting

Police say the suspect also killed his grandparents before opening fire at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School near Bangkok.

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Myanmar

Can war-torn Myanmar finally realise its economic potential?

Myanmar’s economy has shown signs of life after years of sky-high inflation and negative growth, but experts say it is far from recovering.

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A road in Yangon, Myanmar in March. Experts say Myanmar remains far from recovering its previous footing which began with political and economic reforms in 2011 – a period of growth abruptly ended by the coup. Photo: EPA
Mainland China

Video | Bangkok security staff disciplined over racist gesture

Employee’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ cited following incident in which fans of Chinese celebrity were denied boarding over security concerns.

Thailand

Bangkok airport apologises after clash with Chinese tourists at boarding gate

Employee’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ cited following incident in which celebrity’s fans were denied boarding over security concerns.

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Myanmar

Myanmar president heads to Thailand amid civil war at home

Thailand’s acknowledgement of Min Aung Hlaing’s legitimacy stems from a ‘straight up pragmatism’, analysts say.

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Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing leaves after delivering a speech in parliament on Friday. Photo: AP
Cambodia

Cambodian jobseekers fear debt trap over Thailand’s border reinforcement

While Cambodia is becoming less reliant on Thai imports, its people in the western provinces are feeling the brunt of the border row.

A Thai soldier stands guard while workers in the Pong Nam Ron district of Chanthaburi erect a section of the border fence between Thailand and Cambodia. Photo: SOPA Images
Thailand

Video | Chinese fan’s clash with event security sparks investigation in Thailand

The woman was being escorted out of the venue by security staff after she was accused of cutting into a queue.

Asia travel

Review | The Standard Pattaya Na Jomtien brings beachside luxury to the party town

The brand’s latest Thai oasis offers a playful, design-led escape to the coast, complete with vibrant interiors, a pine-fringed beach club, and fresh fire-grilled seafood.

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