Thailand has accused Cambodia of violating a newly agreed ceasefire, reached after weeks of deadly border clashes, by flying more than 250 drones over its territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/asia-pacific/politics/thai-army-cambodia-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #borderclashes #drones #asean #us #china
Beijing says Thailand and Cambodia plan to rebuild mutual trust and gradually consolidate a ceasefire after weeks of border clashes, following talks in southwestern China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #china #borderclashes #wangyi #donaldtrump #anwaribrahim #asean
Western strategic dissonance, U.N. cowardice, a gutted civil society and cynical Thai aggression are providing cover for a weakened Hun Sen https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/29/japan/the-world-is-failing-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #cambodia #thailand #defense #cambodiathailandrelations #hunsen #hunmanet #cpp
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/27/asia-pacific/cambodia-thailand-ceasefire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #thailand #asean
Asia’s economic growth in 2025 was sluggish, central banks acted cautiously amid low inflation and political pressures and the full impact of U.S. tariffs and policy choices will become clearer in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/25/world/2025-easy-money-defined-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #monetarypolice #inflation #us #asia #china #thailand #indonesia #australia #govkazuoueda #boj
Myanmar's junta attempts to cement its control over the country and gain legitimacy through elections following fierce armed resistance that has emerged since the military coup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-election-long-odds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #democracy #aungsansuukyi #thailand
A Thai girl who had been forced to perform sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo is expected to soon be returned to her home country, where she is to live in a local support facility, according to media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/crime-legal/thai-girl-massage-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailand #taiwan #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #tokyo
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to hold a meeting of defense officials aimed at resuming a months-old ceasefire, as fierce border fighting between them entered a third week with at least 80 people killed so far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #sihasakphuangketkeow #malaysia #borderclash
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are to meet in Malaysia with the aim of finding ways to help de-escalate the situation and end the fighting between Thailand and Cambodia that has killed at least 40 people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/asia-pacific/asean-thailand-cambodia-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #asean #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #defense
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this story about Benjamin Mauerberger, a south african #crypto bro and card carrying member of the chinese #mafia who made so much money via #pigbutchering and other crypto scams that he managed to co-opt a large part of #Thailand's government (to say nothing of #Cambodia and #Myanmar) is nuts.
if you’re wondering about the dark forces driving the current war between thailand and cambodia, this is one of those forces.
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China is dispatching a diplomat to Cambodia and Thailand as a new bout of violence between the two nations threatens to derail a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/asia-pacific/china-mediate-thailand-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #southeastasia #us #cambodia #thailand #donaldtrump
In 2025, Trump’s second-term policies, including aggressive U.S. tariffs, a trade war with China and inconsistent commitments to allies, disrupted economic and security trends that are expected to continue in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/world/washington-transform-asia-in-2025-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #china #asia #shinzoabe #vietnam #japan #australia #europe #thailand #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #myanmar #cambodia
this story about Benjamin Mauerberger, a south african #crypto bro and card carrying member of the chinese #mafia who made so much money via #pigbutchering and other crypto scams that he managed to co-opt a large part of #Thailand's government (to say nothing of #Cambodia and #Myanmar) is nuts.
if you’re wondering about the dark forces driving the current war between thailand and cambodia, this is one of those forces.
#sapol #southafrica #whaleHunting #triads #organizedcrime #ChineseMafia #pigbutchering #ASEAN #scams #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #princeGroup #huione
Thailand's military said it was considering blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as fighting between the two countries spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-fuel-exports-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #donaldtrump
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed "to cease all shooting" effective Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said after calls with the countries' leaders to try to salvage a ceasefire he brokered earlier this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/asia-pacific/thai-cambodia-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #cambodia #thailand #donaldtrump #hunmanet #anutincharnvirakul
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul looks set to tap burgeoning nationalism over a border conflict with Cambodia to boost his appeal in a general election stemming from his dissolution of parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-snap-poll-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #anutincharnvirakul
Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over a century-old border dispute highlights the dangers of unresolved historical conflicts in Southeast Asia and exposes ASEAN’s limited capacity to enforce lasting peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/12/world/thailand-and-cambodia-fight-the-same-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #defense #asean #france #colonialism
Taiwanese police plan to send back to Thailand the mother of a Thai girl who was forced to engage in illegal work at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-sex-work-thai-girl-mother/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #thailand #taiwan #children #sexcrimes
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament, setting the stage for an early election after a key political party backing his minority government threatened to withdraw its support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-prime-minister-parliament-dissolve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul
Renewed fighting raged at the border of Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday, with combat heard near centuries-old temples. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/asia-pacific/cambodia-thailand-fighting-rages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #donaldtrump