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ASIAN GAMES | Weightlifter Mirabai will hope to break jinx and land an elusive medal

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ASIAN GAMES | Weightlifter Mirabai will hope to break jinx and land an elusive medal

India’s Mirabai Chanu clinches her third successive weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg category at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, July 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI While World and Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is treading cautiously in search of an elusive Asian Games medal, Commonwealth Games silver…

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Former Thai MP accused of shooting local official and driver: police

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Former Thai MP accused of shooting local official and driver: police

Rescue workers perform CPR on Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization, after he was shot at the organization’s office in Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 10, 2026. Photo: Talingchan520/Handout via Reuters Police arrested a former member of Thailand’s parliament on Monday (August 10, 2026) for allegedly shooting and wounding…

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Three Myanmar migrants in Thailand killed by errant war drone

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Three Myanmar migrants in Thailand killed by errant war drone

Thai authorities received reports of the blast in Tak province, opposite Myanmar’s Karen state, on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) afternoon and rushed to the scene, police said. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Three migrants from Myanmar have been killed and two wounded after a drone used in their country’s civil war…

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United States has become ‘real’ United Nations, says Trump as Thailand, Cambodia stop fighting ‘momentarily’

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United States has become ‘real’ United Nations, says Trump as Thailand, Cambodia stop fighting ‘momentarily’

President Donald Trump pumps his fist at Christmas Eve dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Photo Credit: Alex Brandon The United States has become the “real” United Nations and the world body has been of very little help in resolving conflicts around the world,…

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Thai, Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire

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Thai, Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi shaking hands with Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, who is also the country’s Foreign Minister, during a meeting in China’s Yunnan province. | Photo Credit: AFP Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday (December 28, 2025) as Beijing seeks to…

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire: joint statement

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire: joint statement

The Thai military fires artillery towards Cambodia, on December 26, 2025, seen from Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province. | Photo Credit: AP Thailand and Cambodia ​agreed on Saturday (December 27, 2025) to halt ‌weeks of fierce ​border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter jets sorties, exchange of…

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Thailand-Cambodia border meeting in doubt over venue row

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Thailand-Cambodia border meeting in doubt over venue row

Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow. File | Photo Credit: AP Thailand on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) rejected a request by Cambodia to hold bilateral talks in a neutral country, leaving a planned meeting to negotiate an end to deadly border clashes in doubt. The nations’ long-standing border conflict reignited this month, shattering an earlier truce,…

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China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict

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China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict

Thai military forces fire a flare during their fighting against Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Surin province, Thailand. | Photo Credit: AP China’s defence cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand, including arms trade, “does not target any third party … and is completely unrelated to the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict,” its Defence Ministry said on Thursday…

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Thailand, Cambodia border tensions escalate, at least one dead

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Thailand, Cambodia border tensions escalate, at least one dead

Thai military personnel walk near the forested disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia in the Chong Bok area. File | Photo Credit: Reuters At least one person was killed in Cambodia amid a flare-up of conflict with Thailand on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) as the neighbours accused each other of opening fire along a disputed…

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Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93

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Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday (October 24, 2025). She was 93. The Royal Household Bureau said she died in a hospital in Bangkok. Since Oct. 17, she had been suffering from a blood infection but despite her…

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