At least 32 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand
- 14-Jan-2026
A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on two of its carriages, killing at least 32 people and injuring 66, the regional governor said. The accident occurred in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230 km (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok, on a train from the capital bound […]
Crane collapse derails train in Thailand, killing 22: police
- 14-Jan-2026
BANGKOK, Thailand: A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail line in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday, causing it to derail and killing at least 22 people, local authorities said. “Twenty-two people were killed and more than 30 were injured,” a local police chief in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thatchapon Chinnawong, told AFP. The […]
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July
- 31-Dec-2025
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July, both governments said, after a fresh ceasefire between the neighbours held for more than three days following weeks of deadly border clashes. “I can confirm that our 18 heroic soldiers have safely arrived on Cambodian soil at around 10:00 am (0300 GMT),” […]
Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting
- 14-Dec-2025
BANTEAY MEANCHEY, Cambodia: Thailand on Sunday announced its first civilian death in a week of fighting with Cambodia, as international efforts fail to stop violence that has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. The latest killing comes a day after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed between […]
Thailand-Cambodia fighting spreads along contested border
- 09-Dec-2025
Thailand said it was taking action to expel Cambodian forces from its territory on Tuesday, as renewed fighting between the two Southeast Asian neighbours spread along the disputed border. Each side has blamed the other for the clashes, which have derailed a fragile ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump that ended five days of […]
Cambodia and Thailand’s militaries: A comparison
- 08-Dec-2025
BANGKOK, Dec 8: Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, its military said, after both countries accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Tensions have simmered since Thailand last month suspended de-escalation measures after a Thai soldier was maimed in the latest in a succession […]
Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite
- 08-Dec-2025
Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump. At least one Thai soldier has been killed and four wounded in the fresh clashes that broke out around two areas […]
Thailand airlifts patients, rushes supplies as floods in south kill 33
- 26-Nov-2025
HAT YAI, Thailand, Nov 26: Thailand airlifted patients and flew critical supplies, including oxygen tanks, into a submerged southern city on Wednesday, as the death toll from some of the region’s worst floods in years climbed to 33. Floods have swept through nine Thai provinces and eight states in neighbouring Malaysia for a second successive […]
Thailand’s new PM Anutin Charnvirakul: Who is he?
- 05-Sep-2025
BANGKOK, Sept 5: Anutin Charnvirakul waited just hours after the June leak of a phone call that would bring down Thailand’s prime minister before kicking into higher gear his manoeuvring to take power. The veteran politician swiftly walked out of the ruling coalition led by the Pheu Thai party’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, made an initial outreach […]
Big blow for Thailand’s Shinawatra dynasty as court sacks PM for ethics violation
- 29-Aug-2025
Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister (PM) Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for an ethics violation after only a year in power, dealing another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that could usher in a new period of turmoil. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was Thailand’s youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or […]