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Thailand has pushed back at Hun Sen after the Cambodian Senate President accused it of waging a new kind of war along their disputed border. Hun Sen spoke at the second Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. He described Thailand’s border actions as
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul boarded the aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet in the Gulf of Thailand yesterday, August 27, to inspect Royal Thai Navy combat readiness and said the navy may need to procure additional weapons and equipment to replace ageing assets. Anutin,
Cambodia says no arrest warrant is being prepared against Anutin Charnvirakul or Thai officials, clarifying that calls for prosecution came from an independent commentary rather than government policy. The Cambodian government has denied reports that it is preparing criminal char
Bangkok rejects threats and unilateral claims after Cambodia protested PM Anutin Charnvirakul's August 23 visit to the disputed An Ses border area. The story Phnom Penh accuses Anutin of sovereignty breach after border visit as seen on Thaiger News.
Thailand’s Defence Ministry says next week’s port call by the USS Abraham Lincoln is strictly a rest stop for its crew, with no joint military exercises or operations planned. Ministry Spokesperson Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri confirmed the carrier and two escort ships will doc
The USS Abraham Lincoln, a US Navy aircraft carrier that has been at sea for more than 250 days, is due to make a port call in Thailand in early September, according to crew members’ text messages shared with USA Today. The exact date and port have not been confirmed. The Lincoln
People's Party deputy leader says the nominee and asset-declaration questions around Somchat Techthawornjaroen belong to two separate agencies. The story Rangsiman Rome on Phuket MP nominee allegations: no shielding as seen on Thaiger News.
The Thai government has challenged opposition MP Rukchanok Srinork to provide evidence for her suspicion that social media accounts supporting the TH-AI Passport project may be part of an information operation (IO) linked to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES). Dep
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met New South Wales Governor Margaret Beazley in Sydney today, August 18, as Thailand and Australia seek to strengthen cooperation across multiple sectors. Anutin paid a courtesy call on Beazley at 9.30am local time at Government House in New So
Stray gunfire struck homes in Ban Huai Maha Wong on August 17 during clashes near Myawaddy, the third such incident in Tak province this year, with no injuries reported. The story Myanmar border fighting sends stray gunfire into Mae Sot Again, third incident in 2026 so far as see
Thailand’s government is pressing ahead with stricter firearms controls, even as the country’s shooting sport association raises concerns that the new rules are disrupting athlete training and gun transport. The prime minister addressed the pushback after the shooting sport assoc
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul flew himself to an air base in Nakhon Ratchasima on Friday. Three F-16 fighter jets went up to meet him. The Royal Thai Air Force ran the arrival as an escort exercise. Two F-16s took station off each wing of his aircraft. A third flew above it.
The Ministry of Defence insisted that the US drone manufacturing plant project in Thailand has not received government approval or entered into any binding agreement following public concerns about the plan and Thailand’s relations with the US and China. Military correspondent Wa
Thailand has suspended all firearm licences nationwide, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul warning today, August 12, that politicians must not carry guns, since doing so could raise ethical questions affecting their eligibility for office. The Cabinet’s decision, taken a day
The chairman of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) has died after being shot at the PAO office in Muang Nonthaburi district this morning, police said, with a former Nonthaburi MP now in custody over the shooting. Police said the accused, former Nonthaburi
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