Bangkok has declared a flood emergency across all 50 districts after more than 300mm of rain fell in the Thai capital since Thursday, leaving roads submerged and disrupting transport. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said on Sunday that the rain had eased, but warned that water levels in the city’s canals remained dangerously high. Bangkok Governor…
A French father and his two young sons spent more than sixteen hours stranded in the waters off Koh Samui, Thailand. This resulted from rough waves, causing their rented jet ski to capsize and the engine to fail. The family had rented the jet ski for a 45-minute ride on Thursday from one of Thailand’s…
Thailand’s prime minister has pledged to introduce new gun control legislation after a 14-year-old student killed eight people at his home and school on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday. An attack authorities described as deliberate, accurate and carefully planned. The teenager killed his 73-year-old grandfather and 74-year-old grandmother at their shared flat at around…
A 14-year-old student killed seven people and wounded 22 others on Thursday after opening fire at his home and then at a school in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Nine of the injured are in critical condition. Also, the shooter took his own life at the scene. Thailand’s health minister said the teenager…
Thailand handed over 18 Cambodian soldiers on December 31, 2025. Officials captured them during fierce clashes in July. This move fulfills part of a new ceasefire agreement. Observers welcome this as a positive development, even as disputes are ongoing. Background to the Conflict The border dispute that has long existed between Thailand and Cambodia dates…
Thailand’s military claims that Cambodia is dishonoring a new ceasefire agreement. Cambodia is alleged to have sent more than 250 drones into Thai airspace on December 27, 2025, just a few hours after a ceasefire agreement was reached. This is a violation of ceasefire conditions that prohibit military activity and airspace violations. Meanwhile Thailand indicates…
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on December 27, 2025. Defence ministers from both countries met at a border checkpoint. They committed to halt all fighting immediately. This move ends weeks of clashes that killed over 100 people. Key Terms of the Deal The agreement takes effect at noon local time. Both sides stop…
Donald Trump announced a new ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia on December 12, 2025. He claimed both leaders agreed to halt fighting after phone calls with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. Trump highlighted trade deals as leverage to end the clashes. However this move came amid renewed border violence….
Fresh border clashes shook the Thai-Cambodian frontier on Sunday, forcing thousands of villagers to flee for the second time in five months. Moreover, artillery, rockets and air strikes thundered again across a corridor stretching hundreds of kilometres as families searched for safety. Ceasefire Breakdown and Rising Hostility Tension spiked after a Thai engineering team reported…
