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Vessels take part in a Thai royal barge procession on the Chao Phraya River for the offering ceremony of the royal kathin robes to Buddhist monks at Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) on the occasion of Queen Suthida's 48th birthday, which fell in June, in Bangkok on Nov. 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
Thailand to raise arsenic-tainted rivers in talks with Myanmar
Arsenic levels surged to as much as 30 times the Thai standard, threatening drinking water and farmland in the country’s north.
Eleven countries are competing in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok on Nov. 14.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 8, 2026
Eurovision brings pop and politics to Asia
Eurovision is the world’s biggest televised live music event, launching the careers of artists such as ABBA and Celine Dion.
The royal family holds revered status in Thai society and is shielded from criticism by a defamation law that critics say is used to muzzle dissent.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2026
Thailand bans textbook on national security grounds
The royal family holds revered status in Thai society and is shielded from criticism by a defamation law that critics say is used to muzzle dissent.
The Indian star tortoises found in a suitcase in May
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2026
Three arrested over smuggling endangered tortoises from Thailand
The three are suspected of conspiring to bring three Indian star tortoises and 13 crayfish into Japan at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport.
The lengths taken by Myanmar to disguise its purchases of Iranian jet fuel suggest U.S. sanctions are biting.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
The lengths taken to disguise the trade suggest U.S. sanctions are biting, but Iranian jet fuel has continued to flow.
An attendee walks past signage for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Bangkok on Oct. 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2026
War, rates and a global economy that won’t break
Today’s nominally solid scenario depends on policymakers not making any major mistakes.
Under Article 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code — the country’s lese-majeste law — anyone who defames, insults or threatens the king, queen or heir apparent faces a prison sentence of three to 15 years.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2026
It’s time for Thailand to amend its controversial lese-majeste law
Thailand’s lese-majeste law is sending pro-democracy activists to prison.
Tourists visit Wat Pho in Bangkok in May.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2026
Thailand eyes $30 departure tax for tourists in revenue push
The move would test a tourism industry that has yet to fully recover from the pandemic.
Workers, including a refugee from Myanmar, at a farm in Thailand's Chanthaburi province in November last year
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2026
Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled
The shortage highlights Thailand’s growing dependence on migrant labor as an aging population shrinks its domestic workforce.
Thailand will host the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank next week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2026
Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test
As Bangkok hosts the IMF and World Bank next week, the country’s finance minister looks to get the economy out of years of sluggish growth.
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, at a human trafficking hub near the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on compounds run by criminal gangs in February 2025.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2026
Thai police rescue two Japanese men believed to have been forced into fraud
The men are believed to have been forced to take part in fraud at a base in Myanmar.
Tourists gather at Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand, in 2024. Foreign investors are drawn to Thailand's southern islands for their insulation from the periodic political turmoil in Bangkok and distance from conflicts elsewhere in the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2026
Thai locals confront the consequences of the country’s decades-long tourism push
Locals say a surge in foreign-run businesses and land ownership is reshaping communities beyond recognition, breeding resentment.
A model of LNG storage tanks at the China National Offshore Oil Corporation booth at an international trade fair in Beijing in September 2025
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2026
The LNG boom is losing its biggest Asian bet
Stung by high costs and supply uncertainty, Asian governments are busy throwing those forecasts on the bonfire.
A flooded street in Bangkok on Monday
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Thailand floods hit Thai Airways and Honda as disruption spreads
Thailand stepped up relief efforts as the severe flooding has widened the economic toll from days of torrential rain.
A woman rides on a boat in a flooded area following heavy rain in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2026
Thousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damage seen at over $320 million
Bangkok is among 41 provinces across Thailand hit by floods since Sept. 16 that killed at least eight people.
People navigate next to stranded buses in a flooded area in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2026
Bangkok gets a month of rain in weekend, disrupting city
The more than 12 inches of rain Thailand’s capital received forced the government to close public offices and postpone economic data releases.
A woman walks through flood waters in front of a bus after heavy rain in Bangkok on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2026
Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters
Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods, which prompted a disaster declaration.
Fruit bats rest on tree branches inside a temple complex in India
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Sep 25, 2026
Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years
The largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever conducted is bringing some clarity to the puzzling past of the flying vertebrates.
Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's prime minister, departs after speaking during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2026
Thai court case risks election rerun and renewed political turmoil
An adverse ruling could force Thailand back to the polls within months, ending a period of unusual political stability.
Briton Shaun Chiverton, now a Thai Buddhist monk known as Ajahn Jayasaro, in Bangkok on Sept. 1
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 24, 2026
‘Left-field’ life: Briton becomes Thailand’s top foreign monk
Shaun Chiverton, 68, this summer became the first non-Thai to be elevated to the second-highest rank in Thailand’s monkhood.
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Japan Supreme Court rules 2025 election was held in unconstitutional state
A group of plaintiffs hold up a sign Wednesday in Tokyo saying the Supreme Court ruled the July 2025 Upper House election was conducted in an unconstitutional state.
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
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Onosato looks sharp as Kyushu Basho contenders emerge
Onosato (right) and Yoshinofuji crash out of the ring in a closely contested bout at the November Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka on Sunday.
今日吃瓜 search for a better public trash bin — and why robots may help
Smart trash cans developed by SmaGO have been installed in Tokyo’s Omotesando shopping district, where they help address the shortage of public waste bins.
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
After election drubbing, Trump heads to Asia to show world he’s still in charge
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks near a seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.

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