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POLITICSAug 5Hated in Myanmar, feted abroad? President inches towards normality with Thailand tripSanctioned and wanted for war crimes in the West and reviled at home by the millions fighting his army, Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing is this week set for a red-carpet welcome in Thailand, as the diplomatic deep freeze begins to thaw. The former general toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a 2021 coup, sparking a civil war that has killed an estimated 100,000 people – mostly civilians – and cratered its economy, which had only just opened up after five decades of military...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 3Thailand hits back at ‘inaccuracies’ in UN expert’s Cambodia findingsThailand has issued a full-throated rebuttal of comments by a UN human rights specialist whose visit last week to Cambodia found 20,000 people remain displaced by the border war, as the neighbouring nations engage in a battle for international opinion over their deadly territorial dispute. Thailand and Cambodia fought a brief but bloody border war in July and December last year that killed scores and displaced roughly a million people across both sides of the disputed frontier. A December 2025...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 18Chinese leader urges Thailand and Cambodia to settle long-running border disputeChinese President Xi Jinping has urged Thailand and Cambodia to resolve their border dispute after meeting both countries’ leaders on the same day. The dispute escalated into the deadliest fighting between the neighbours in more than a decade last year, resulting in more than 100 military and civilian deaths and hundreds of injuries. A ceasefire reached in December 2025 has largely held, but both sides have continued to accuse the other of breaches. In his meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 16Thailand extends work permits for migrant workers from Laos , Myanmar , VietnamThailand has decided to extend work permits for migrant laborers originating from Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. This policy adjustment affects the employment status of foreign workers in the country.asianews.network · China
POLITICSJul 14Bangkok Post - Will Thailand succeed in joining OECD ? Thailand is exploring the possibility of joining the OECD. This discusses a potential major step for Thailand's international economic and political integration.bangkokpost.com · Thailand
POLITICSJul 9Malaysia, Thailand make peace over seafood dispute after Anwar and Anutin meetThe leaders of ⁠Malaysia and Thailand said ⁠on Thursday they would ⁠work on developing a special border economic zone, and had resolved an issue that had disrupted trade in seafood between the neighbours. In May, Thailand restricted the import of Malaysian-caught sea bass due ‌to concerns over chemical residues, prompting Kuala Lumpur to temporarily ban some varieties of Thai shrimp over food safety controls last month. “We have resolved this outstanding issue of fisheries … we agree it should...South China Morning Post