List of Thailand articles
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Royal Thai Army soldiers ride atop armored vehicles in Chachoengsao province, Thailand, on July 24. Cambodia and Thailand Have Agreed to a Cease-Fire. Now What?
A long-running border dispute remains unresolved but seems contained for now.
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Dozens of protesters are seen from overhead as they wave their hands and flags. Many of the protesters carry umbrellas, and several shelter beneath long banners in the colors of the Thai flag. A woman in a yellow shirt at the center of the crowd has spotted the camera and waves at it. No Winners in Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute
The Thai prime minister’s coalition is hanging by a thread, while her Cambodian counterpart looks sidelined.
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Three soldiers wearing camouflage and holding guns sit in the back of a vehiclce on a highway with green grass and shrubs on either side. ‘Now It’s Our Turn’
As Myanmar’s military struggles to project strength along its borders, a sense of optimism prevails among the Karen National Liberation Army.
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A Thai flag is painted on a woman's cheek. Southeast Asia in BRICS Is Good for the Global Order
The club’s expansion affirms the Global South’s hedging strategy—and sends a message to the great powers.
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New Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, a 45-year-old man wearing a short-sleeved button shirt, clasps his hands and smiles as he speaks to people gathered on a road. He is surrounded by a small group of other officials and security personnel. Hun Sen’s Successor Must Keep Up His Chess Game
The son of Cambodia’s long-serving prime minister will face challenges to his leadership from powerful political families.
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Pita Limjaroenrat, with rolled-up shirtsleeves, no jacket and a flower lei around his neck greets his supporters who are holding their illuminated cellphones aloft at a massive rally at Samyan Mitrtown in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22. Thailand’s Obama Moment
Pita Limjaroenrat could be Southeast Asia’s most significant liberal leader in a generation. But can he actually form a government?
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Myanmar migrant workers hold up a three-finger salute during a May Day rally in Bangkok on May 1. What Thailand’s Election Means for Myanmar
A progressive-led government in Bangkok could take a new approach to the crisis next door.
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Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat waves to supporters during a victory parade in Bangkok. Thailand’s Military Has No Good Options
The generals could subvert last week’s opposition victory, but it would guarantee a political crisis.
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Pita Limjaroenrat points up as he poses for the media. Thai Vote Spells Danger for Junta and Monarchy
A landslide opposition victory signals an irrepressible urge for change.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha stands in front of Thai and U.S. flags with a hand on his hair as he waits to meet U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Government House in Bangkok, on Nov. 19, 2022. U.S.-Thai Relations Have An Alliance Problem
Regardless of election results, Bangkok will keep leaning toward China.
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A large crowd of Pheu Thai Party supporters, dressed in red, sit in chairs as they attend a rally in Bangkok on April 5. In the foreground, three smiling women wave picket signs showing photos of party candidates. Can Thailand’s Opposition Prevail?
Political scion Paetongtarn Shinawatra aims for a landslide victory on May 14—if the conservative establishment will accept it.
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A Thai sex worker voices disapproval for being detained while waiting to be taken to the police station in Pattaya, Thailand. Thailand Is a Global Capital of (Illegal) Sex Work
The country is struggling to legalize an industry at the center of its economy but the margins of its society.
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An illustration of the Thai word kuan teen How Thai Activists Troll the Monarchy
Protesters have adopted humor and wit to critique the country’s politics.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Washington Worries China Is Winning Over Thailand
One of the United States’ oldest security partners in Asia is increasingly marching to Beijing’s music.
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Members of the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force run during training at their base camp in a forest in Myanmar's eastern Kayah state. Myanmar Military Carries Out Atrocities in the East, Too
A distracted international community hasn’t been watching.
