Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. U.S. President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast Asian neighbors to sign a truce agreement in October, but tensions have continued to simmer.
#Thailand #Cambodia #conflict
Ma come, non avevano smesso grazie agli sforzi di Trump ?
Erano entrambe in guerra con l'Albania se mi ricordo bene
Thailand said it was taking action to expel Cambodian forces from its territory on Tuesday, as renewed fighting between the two Southeast Asian neighbors spread along the disputed border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/asia-pacific/trump-thailand-cambodia-fighting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #thailand #us #donaldtrump #southeastasia
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. U.S. President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast Asian neighbors to sign a truce agreement in October, but tensions have continued to simmer.
#Thailand #Cambodia #conflict
A Thai soldier was killed and several others were wounded in fresh border clashes with Cambodia, Thailand's army said Monday, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption in fighting along their frontier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/asia-pacific/thailand-cambodia-border-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed close to 1,000 people.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
#climatechange #makepolluterspay #climatecrisis #floods #indonesia #malaysia #srilanka #thailand
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Southeast Asia nears 800 as rescuers battle to clear roads and improved weather conditions reveal the scale of the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/asia-pacific/asian-storm-death-toll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #typhoons #floods #indonesia #malaysia #thailand #srilanka
Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed close to 1,000 people.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
#climatechange #makepolluterspay #climatecrisis #floods #indonesia #malaysia #srilanka #thailand
Indonesian and Thai authorities raced to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as the death toll from devastating floods and landslides across Southeast Asia topped 600. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/asia-pacific/indonesia-thailand-missing-flood/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #thailand #malaysia #southeastasia #floods
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand faced mass devastation after a tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait fueling week-long heavy rains. There were 336 dead in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand and two in Malaysia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/storm-deaths-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #typhoons #indonesia #floods #landslides #thailand #malaysia
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 350 on Saturday as clean-up and search and rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/asia-pacific/southeast-asia-floods/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #thailand #malaysia #floods
Death tolls from flooding in Thailand and Indonesia are climbing, as relief efforts are pushed into high gear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/asia-pacific/thailand-indonesia-floods/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #indonesia #floods
Authoritarian nostalgia is rising across Southeast Asia, as leaders and societies whitewash past dictatorships, threatening democratic institutions and stability throughout the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/world/asias-tyrants-seen-as-heroes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #suharto #indonesia #ferdinandmarcos #philippines #thailand #cambodia #globalsouth #asia #authoritarianism #democracy #humanrights
Thailand's last hunter gatherers are struggling to preserve their way of life amid the lures of a settled home, education and health care. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/asia-pacific/thailand-hunter-gatherer-land-rights/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #indigenouspeople #environment
Across mainland Southeast Asia, more than 2,400 mines — many of them illegal and unregulated — could be releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into river water, according to new research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/asia-pacific/toxic-mines-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #mining #pollution #rareearths #thailand #myanmar #china
The constantly shifting nature of how human trafficking is conducted and whom it targets make it increasingly difficult for Japanese authorities to wipe it out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/human-trafficking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #thailand #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking
After living in Thailand for nearly two decades, one Myanmar refugee feels like he can "see a future" following the government in Bangkok announcing such refugees would be given employment rights for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/society/myanmar-refugees-thai-workforce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #myanmar #refugees #thailand #southeastasia
Thailand said tariff talks with the U.S. will move forward on a separate track from its commitments to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thailand's border dispute with Cambodia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-us-trade-cambodia-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #us #trade #cambodia
In war-torn Myanmar, necessity — rather than climate goals — is driving a rapid adoption of solar power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/society/myanmar-solar-power-energy-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #myanmar #thailand #china #energy #solar
Cambodia and Thailand accused one another of fresh clashes along their border after Bangkok said it was pausing the implementation of a U.S.-backed peace deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/cambodia-thailand-border-clashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia