A personal feud between two of Southeast Asia’s political titans is inflaming the worst violence on the border in more than a decade.
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Thailand Warns of War With Cambodia as Deadly Clashes Enter 2nd Day
More than 100,000 people have been displaced in the deadliest conflict between the two nations in 14 years.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been widely criticized for appearing weak in a conversation with Cambodia’s Hun Sen, who released a recording of their exchange.
Stuffed Into Trucks, 78 Thai Protesters Died. Their Killers Are Still Free.
Twenty years ago, a massacre in southern Thailand fueled an insurgency that has never stopped. If no one is prosecuted for it by Friday, no one ever will be.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra Is Chosen as Thailand’s New Prime Minister
The abrupt rise of the scion of a powerful and polarizing political family is widely seen as a continuation of the meddling that has undermined Thai democracy.
Thai Premier Srettha Removed From Office on Ethics Charges
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was considered a figurehead leader in a behind-the-scenes power struggle. He was ousted on ethics charges.
Thaksin, Thai Ex-Premier, Indicted in Royal Defamation Case
The case against Thaksin Shinawatra was a reminder that the levers of power in Thailand remain firmly in the hands of the royalist-military establishment.