Thailand

Brutal police responses have prompted a shift in once-peaceful movements.

The pandemic has become an excuse for expanding authoritarianism.

Diminishing tourism has created new incentives for the illegal wildlife trade.

Mutant viruses, rich Chinese tourists, and a military government no one trusts are among the reasons cases are surging.

The Biden administration must prepare to stand up for protesters.

Facing a military-backed government, Thai protesters find musical inspiration.

With the world on fire from Thailand to Nigeria, there wasn’t much talk of international affairs in the final debate of the 2020 campaign—and when there was, both candidates defended flawed approaches to North Korea.

Both the government and demonstrators are borrowing tactics from Hong Kong.

After a confrontation with the royal motorcade, the government is cracking down.

Authorities are struggling as protesters break anti-monarchy taboos.

To succeed, the protesters will have to overcome old regional and class divides—and new ones, along generational lines.

India is beefing up its island defenses as Beijing seeks a quicker route to the Indian Ocean.

The biggest rallies in years are risking the wrath of royalists eager to use the lèse-majesté law.

This week’s student protests are part of a backlash against a monarchist elite trying to erase Thailand’s democratic history.

In Southeast Asia, the coronavirus pandemic has provided a handy excuse for a clampdown on free speech.

Drought coupled with the coronavirus pandemic spells danger for food security.

A pop culture battle turned into a nationalist frenzy and a propaganda problem.

Governments around the world are banning fake news about the crisis—and cracking down on their critics while they’re at it.