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A replica of a CH-9 drone, developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2026
China¡¯s drone exports to Russia use a new route through Thailand
Beijing says that it does not aid Moscow militarily, but Chinese-made technology is routinely found on the battlefield in Ukraine.
A blackboard illustrating cannabis strains for sale is displayed inside Shaggy Buds, a cannabis dispensary in Bangkok.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 23, 2026
Weed backlash grows in Thailand as kids turn to cannabis
The plant could be criminalized once again after next month¡¯s election, four years after its decriminalization.
Thai military personnel stand guard near the Thai-Cambodian border in the Chong Chub Ta Mok area in Surin Province, Thailand, on Aug. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2025
Thai and Cambodian troops clash in first breach of ceasefire
The conflict began in late May after the two nations¡¯ armies exchanged gunfire in the border area, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier, after which tensions escalated.
Police officers stand guard in front of the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok on Friday during a protest by Thai royalist activists, following a clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border on May 28.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 8, 2025
Thailand tightens border security amid tensions with Cambodia
The nations seek to defuse tensions following gunfire on May 28 in the disputed Chong Bok border region, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier.
Rescue personnel and a search dog work at the site of a building that collapsed in Bangkok following a strong earthquake
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2025
Massive quake is latest blow to Thai tourism hit by safety woes
Any impact on tourism will hurt an economy where the industry employs one in five of the country¡¯s workforce and accounts for about 13% of GDP.
Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of Thailand's Department of Disease Control, speaks during a news conference following the suspected first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 23, 2024
Thailand confirms Asia¡¯s first case of new mpox virus strain
The patient who tested positive for clade Ib was a European man who arrived in Bangkok last week from Africa.
Thailand is the latest nation to consider competing for a pie of the global casino industry, which IBIS World estimates generated $263.3 billion in revenue last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2024
Thailand plans bill to legalize casinos, spokesman says
Any opening of casinos will be in line with its recent embrace of a more liberal landscape to revive its tourism industry.
Tourists visit Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan in Bangkok in January.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2024
Thailand leads push for six-nation visa to attract more tourists
The plan is meant to ensure seamless mobility for travelers among neighboring countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Mass killing at Thai preschool prompts calls for drug crackdown
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged the government to ¡®speed up the suppression of drugs, especially methamphetamine tablets.¡±
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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