The Latest Breaking News from Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand and Cambodia to hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia

Artillery fire erupts along disputed border as each side blames the other for the escalation amid US call for truce.

Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2025

As Trump’s tariffs loom, Southeast Asia’s solar industry faces devastation

US tariffs cast pall over green energy industry in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2025

‘The same book over and over’: Scepticism over ruling Pheu Thai in Thailand

Six months after party formed government in deal with military-backed parties, voters still hanker for change.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2024

Thailand's Pita confident of surviving move to thwart his PM bid

Thailand's prime ministerial frontrunner Pita Limjaroenrat played down an effort to disqualify him over a stock ownership issue on Tuesday, insisting he violated no rules and that rivals were determined to keep him from the top job.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Former Canadian soldier extradited to Thailand over gang killing

Canadian national Matthew Dupre has been successfully extradited to Thailand in connection with the killing last year of a criminal gang member, Thai authorities said on Monday, after the former soldier arrived in Bangkok on a special air force flight.

Reuters · May 29, 2023

Thailand's Move Forward confident it can muster support to form government

The leader of the progressive Move Forward Party that delivered a surprise victory in Thailand's election said on Thursday he was confident he could muster additional support from rivals to back his alliance and form a stable government.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Five top takeaways from Thailand's election

Thailand's top two opposition parties scored a resounding victory over military-allied parties in Sunday's election and on Monday began seeking coalition partners to overcome the votes of an appointed Senate to pick a prime minister.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

Preliminary results of Thailand's election

Thailand's opposition Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties won the most seats in Sunday's election, paving the way for a challenge to a military status quo after nearly a decade of government led or backed by the army.

Reuters · May 14, 2023

Thai candidates parade through Bangkok before Sunday vote

From the back of open-top trucks and cars, candidates of Thailand's political parties drove through Bangkok on Saturday, as a months-long campaign that could usher in a new government for the first time in nearly a decade drew to a close.

Reuters · May 13, 2023

Factbox-Who are the main contenders for Thailand's next leader?

Thailand's political parties have nominated prime ministerial candidates ahead of a May 14 election, which will showcase a long-running battle between the billionaire Shinawatra family and parties backed by a conservative pro-military establishment.

Reuters · May 12, 2023