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
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
The Philippine House of Representatives justice committee has said impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were lacking in substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/asia-pacific/philippines-marcos-impeachment-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #southeastasia #impeachment
Philippine lawmakers are deciding whether to advance impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is accused of betraying the public’s trust, corruption and violating the country’s constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-impeachment-marcos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #saraduterte #southeastasia
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
Philippine civil society leaders and members of a left-wing coalition have filed impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, restarting a process sidelined last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/impeachment-philippines-vp-duterte/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #saraduterte #philippines #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
Losses tied to floods in Southeast Asia may grow as much as tenfold in the coming years due to the rise of extreme weather events, according to insurance broker Willis Towers Watson. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/30/climate-change/flood-loss-southeast-asia-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #southeastasia #floods #climatechange
Nationalist sentiment has surged across Thailand following the worst fighting with Cambodia in decades, setting up a contentious Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/asia-pacific/politics/thai-nationalist-cambodia-rural-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
China’s export-driven economic model is undermining job opportunities for Asia’s Gen-Z, hitting both low- and high-end industries and risking economic frustration and political unrest across the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/26/world/asias-gen-z-chinas-1-trillion-surplus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #thailand #indonesia #china #southeastasia #chineseeconomy #globaleconomy #gdp #trade #jobsgenz
Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-election-civil-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #minaunghlaing #myanmar #southeastasia #aungsansuukyi #junta #democracy
Myanmar opened the final round of its month-long election, with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide in a junta-run vote critics say will prolong the army's grip on power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-election-junta-victory/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #southeastasia
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is facing new accusations of plunder and graft from a civil group, amid growing signs that the nation’s politics is headed into a new bout of internecine feuding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/asia-pacific/politics/sara-duterte-philippine-battles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #sarahduterte #southeastasia
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
The Philippines has discovered a new natural gas source for the first time in over a decade, extending the life of its depleting gas field. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/asia-pacific/pps-gas-discovery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #gas #philippines #southeastasia #energy
An impeachment complaint was filed against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the House of Representatives, which is dominated by his allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-marcos-impeachment-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #southeastasia
A former security enforcer who has turned his axe on red tape, Vietnam's top leader To Lam is a classical music lover with a sometimes controversial taste for fine steak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-to-lam-secret-policeman/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #tolam #southeastasia
As ASEAN chair, the Philippines foreign minister is aiming for an ‘effective and substantive’ code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea — a daunting task that has eluded the Southeast Asian bloc for years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-foreign-secretary-coc-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #theresalazaro #china #southeastasia #asean #southchinasea #disputedislands