Pitching an agenda of "clean politics,” former Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva expects to play a kingmaker’s role in any coalition that seeks to rule the nation after next month’s election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/asia-pacific/politics/thai-anti-scammer-kingmaker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #abhisitvejjajiva #southeastasia
A 38-year-old Thai woman residing in Japan was arrested Thursday for allegedly acting as a broker in a case involving a young Thai girl who was forced to perform sexual services for money at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/crime-legal/thai-girl-broker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailand #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #tokyo
A crane collapsed in Thailand on Thursday, crushing two vehicles and killing two people, police said, a day after a crane accident in the northeast caused the deaths of 32 train passengers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/fatal-crane-failures-thai-firm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #thailand #constructionindustry
Yodchanan Wongsawat, the Pheu Thai Party’s top candidate for premier, faces a balancing act — he must leverage his family’s legacy while showing he has fresh ideas to revitalize the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/asia-pacific/politics/nephew-thai-thaksin-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #southeastasia
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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.
#sapol #southafrica #whaleHunting #triads #organizedcrime #ChineseMafia #pigbutchering #ASEAN #scams #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #princeGroup #huione
Thailand’s army said Cambodia claimed that a fresh cross-border fire was an accident, after Bangkok accused Cambodian forces of violating a 10-day truce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/asia-pacific/thailand-cambodia-border-strike-truce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Contemporary Art Museum Opens, Marking a New Cultural Chapter.
As the city’s cultural ecosystem expands, the opening of Dib Bangkok signals a broader shift toward institutional stability and a sustained, long-term commitment to contemporary art.
https://observer.com/2026/01/dib-bangkok-opening-museum-news-thailand-art-scene/ #globalmuseum #museums #art #Thailand
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
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