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
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
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
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
China's leading telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE have won a string of contracts this year to supply 5G equipment in Vietnam。 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/29/tech/huawei-zte-5g-vietnam-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #vietnam #china #telecoms #huawei #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #southeastasia #5g
As Tokyo and Manila discuss the transfer of used Japanese destroyers, the Philippine Navy chief says the service is also seeking five more retired TC-90 aircraft from the MSDF to boost its patrol capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/philippine-navy-chief-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #philippines #philippinesjapanrelations #defense #msdf #sdf #china #southchinasea #southeastasia
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
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
The U.S. Justice Department announced the creation of a “Scam Center Strike Force” to combat a surge in cryptocurrency‑investment fraud by transnational criminal organizations operating out of Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/scam-center-strike-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #us #southeastasia #fraud
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
An Chinese alleged racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar, who spent over a decade on the run from Chinese authorities, has been extradited from Thailand to China, according to Thai police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/chinese-scam-kingpin-thailand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #fraud
One survivor recounted a harrowing journey that left him floating for days in the Andaman Sea after the sinking of a boat carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority that left 27 dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/asia-pacific/rohingya-survivor-boat-sinking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #rohingya #malaysia #thailand #southeastasia #myanmar #refugees
The chief of Thailand’s armed forces said he was “halting all agreements” with Cambodia after a landmine blast along their border that maimed a Thai soldier, escalating tensions between the neighbors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/asia-pacific/politics/thai-military-cambodia-trump-truce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #us #donaldtrump
Indonesia awarded the title of national hero on Monday to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-national-hero-status-suharto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #prabowosubianto #indonesia #southeastasia #presidentsuharto
The number of people confirmed dead after a boat carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya community sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border rose to 11 on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/asia-pacific/thai-malaysia-rohingya-boat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #malaysia #rohingya #migration #refugees #southeastasia #myanmar #bangladesh
As the year’s deadliest typhoon swept into Vietnam after wreaking havoc in the Philippines, scientists warned such extreme events can only become more frequent as global temperatures rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/11/10/typhoon-southeast-asia-scientists-temperatures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #southeastasia #climatechange #typhoons
Super typhoon Fung-Wong hit the Philippines on Sunday and is forecast to cause widespread damage as it moves west. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/asia-pacific/typhoon-fung-wong-philippines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #typhoons #philippines #southeastasia
Myanmar's military said it was demolishing nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound bordering Thailand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-junta-scam-buildings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #fraud #organizedcrime #forcedlabor #starlink #thailand #southeastasia
The Philippines evacuated over 100,000 residents on Sunday as Fung-wong intensified on into a super typhoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/asia-pacific/philippines-fung-wong-super-typhoon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #typhoons #southeastasia