The ruling Bhumjaithai Party routed progressive and populist parties in Thailand's general election, putting leader Anutin Charnvirakul in the running to become the first premier voted back to office in 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-election-government/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #anutincharnvirakul
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's Bhumjaithai Party won a clear victory in Sunday’s general election, raising the prospect that a more stable coalition may now succeed in bringing an end to political instability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-anutin-election-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #anutincharnvirakul #thailand #southeastasia
As Thailand and Cambodia’'s century-old border conflict drags on, frontier villagers are losing their homes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/asia-pacific/politics/villages-cambodia-thailand-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia
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Thais vote in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-election-3-leaders-2-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia
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🧐"It began with a message in WIRED #technology journalist Andy Greenberg's inbox, sent fr a lawless stretch of #Laos bordering #Myanmar & #Thailand. A computer engineer fr India, trapped far fr home inside an isolated compound, forced to work long hours luring western victims into fake crypto investments. Tis is how he exposed te never-before-seen inner workings of a modern #forcedlabor operation" #scammer
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Two decades of political instability has seen Thailand go from an aspiring economy to a regional laggard, but even if voters in the upcoming Feb. 8 election signal a desire for reform, the electoral math is daunting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-vote-never-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #gdp
Thailand's most successful political party of modern times is heading for its worst election performance, with its founder jailed and his daughter ousted as prime minister last year by court order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-dynasty-election-kingmaker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #thaksinshinawatra
Thai and Japanese police authorities have met in Bangkok to discuss cooperation against human trafficking after a Thai girl was discovered to have been forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/crime-legal/japan-thai-police-human-trafficking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailandjapanrelations #thailand #japanesepolice #humantrafficking
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s party’s decadeslong grip on agrarian provinces is weakening as voters switch allegiance to powerful individual candidates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/rural-thai-voters-pheu-thai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #southeastasia
As nationalist sentiment surged following last year’s flare-up along the border, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has tapped public concerns in Thailand over security and national pride ahead of the Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/thai-party-nationalist-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #southeastasia
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#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.
Two have died in India, to date.
#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.
Two have died in India, to date.
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Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia