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Thai soldiers man a checkpoint in Cho Airong district after an attack on a telecommunications tower in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on August 23. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Thailand’s Muslim separatists vow to fight for independence ‘until the end of time’

Since 2004, over 7,000 militants, security forces and civilians have been killed in the region, once part of a Malay-Muslim sultanate.

SCMP Highlights

Thais stage rare Israel protest; India-Pakistan water row: 7 Asia highlights

Thailand

Southeast Asia weighs energy transition amid LNG supply crunch

Thailand

Data centres sprouting in Thailand fuel fears of public health impact

The discovery of a data centre in Bangkok that was illegally storing 200,000 litres of oil prompted authorities to close a legal loophole.

Cooling facilities are seen on the roof of a data centre building (bottom centre) as people at a restaurant are reflected on a pane of glass in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AFP
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‘Not for sale’: Thais take to streets in rare protest against Israel

The protest follows months of complaints about illegal landholding, cultural disrespect and proliferation of Israeli religious houses.

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Gunman shoots and kills kindergarten teacher in Thailand

The shooting occurred at the Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten in Chonburi province. Three other teachers and 44 students were evacuated safely.

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12 South Koreans arrested in Thailand scam centre crackdown

Police say the alleged scammers entered Thailand from a neighbouring country and rented a luxury house south of Bangkok.

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A Royal Thai Army soldier walks beyond barbed wire outside hospital buildings of an abandoned scam centre in O’Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border, on Monday. Photo: AFP
Singapore

In Singapore, malls for shopping only are going out of style

Marina Square’s future revamp typifies the rise of mixed-use developments incorporating retail, office, residential and other components.

Asean

Southeast Asia’s extreme heat exposes holes in safety net for outdoor workers

Many Southeast Asian cities lack adequate heat risk assessments, and have weak regulations protecting outdoor workers, a report says.

Sustainability

Letters | A greener Bangkok must also be fairer

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

Downtown Bangkok in 2024. Photo: Shutterstock
Thailand

Insecurity grips Thailand’s deep south amid coordinated insurgency attacks

Coordinated arson attacks, bombings and gunfire heighten mistrust in Narathiwat as Bangkok seeks to revive peace talks.

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Charred vehicles are seen at an office in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on Sunday, following dozens of coordinated arson and incendiary attacks across Thailand’s insurgency-hit south. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong entertainment

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

Concert organiser Live Nation Hong Kong says September 16 show at Kai Tak Stadium has been postponed.

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.

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.

A street food vendor sells fried vegetarian snacks to visitors in Bangkok’s Chinatown on April 29. Photo: AFP
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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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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.

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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.

Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing waves as he boards a plane bound for Russia on Monday. Photo: Myanmar’s Presidential Press and Information Bureau / AFP
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.

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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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.

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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’.

Barc’s Orangecello merges rum with vanilla, alongside Barc’s housemade orangecello and a creamy foam made from Aylā, a Newari distilled liquor made from rice, grain or millet. Photo: Handout
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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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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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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Former MP Chalong Riewrang is questioned by police after he allegedly shot and killed provincial official Thongchai Yenprasert on the outskirts of Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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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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Police officers work at the building where the shooting occurred at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province, Thailand on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
Thailand

‘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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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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