Saturday, June 20, 2026

Thailand

Heavy rains threaten to delay search for 2 people missing in Laos cave

BANGKOK — Heavy rains threatened to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos on Sunday, after the rescue of five other people who were...

Train driver charged after deadly Bangkok bus collision

BANGKOK — The driver of a train that collided with a bus in Thailand's capital, killing eight people, has tested positive for drugs and was...

Southeast Asia’s largest dinosaur identified in Thailand

BANGKOK — Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much as...

Audio clip of Thai PM on reopening border ‘AI’

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has rejected an audio clip of him purportedly promising to reopen border crossings with Cambodia as false and...

Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin released from prison

BANGKOK — Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for...

Cambodia: Strife in Southeast Asia could crimp energy crisis response

BANGKOK — Southeast Asia’s joint effort to tackle global issues, such as an energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, is complicated...

Taiwanese teen with 30 tortoises under clothes nabbed at Thai airport

BANGKOK — Authorities in Thailand arrested a teenager at Bangkok’s main airport for allegedly smuggling 30 protected tortoises valued at about $9,000 that were taped...