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THAILAND

COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2015
Thai terror blast a symptom of deeper illness
Thailand remains the 'sick man' of Southeast Asia, and the terrorist attack in Bangkok has exacerbated its condition.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2015
ASEAN: moving beyond terrorism fears
A focus on strengthened security and basic law and order will be fundamental to the sustained growth of any ASEAN member- state's tourism sector.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2015
Thai police defuse bomb week after deadly blast
Thai police found and defused a bomb on Monday, a week after an explosion killed 20 people in the country's worst-ever bomb attack, but it was not clear if the device found at a Bangkok construction site had anything to do with the earlier blast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2015
Schools' wheelchair repairs give new life to people in need
Every summer, students from local high schools in Akita Prefecture gather to learn how to repair secondhand wheelchairs to be sent overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2015
Kanagawa man in critical condition after Bangkok bomb blast
A 31-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture is in critical but stable condition following Monday evening's bomb blast in central Bangkok.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2015
Bangkok bombing method doesn't match past insurgent tactics
Thai authorities have not ruled out any group, including elements opposed to the military government, for a bomb blast in Bangkok that killed 22 people, but officials said the bombing did not match tactics used by insurgents in the south.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2015
Thailand and China build ties of convenience
The Thai military regime, isolated by the West, finds that China is more than willing to fill the void.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 17, 2015
Little Thailand: Beachside beer and spicy food an hour from Tokyo
The sun, the waves, a sea breeze, the sand beneath your feet — and a nice, chilled beer on the table with good, spicy food, too.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 9, 2015
Drought-hit Thai farmers struggling as subsidies, like paddies, look to dry up amid water curbs
Rice farmer Boontham Chei-pa switches on a water pump in the evenings to irrigate his parched field from a canal in Thailand's central province of Suphanburi. The soil is hardly moistened before the motor is switched off.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2015
Thai sex shops, street bars survive graft crackdown; some call it a junta show
Fern's cocktail bar appears each night on a sidewalk between a group of scantily clad women from the go-go club next door and a noodle stall near one of Bangkok's infamous red-light districts. By morning it has vanished.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2015
Thai monarchy on verge of dramatic change
With King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the twilight of his reign, Thailand's politically potent monarchy is in for a time of upheaval.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2015
Thailand took four days to confirm its first MERS case
Thai authorities took nearly four days to confirm the country's first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), the health ministry said on Friday, a time lag likely to raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.
EDITORIALS
May 24, 2015
Rohingya refugees deserve better
More must be done to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, which has drawn a woefully meager response from the governments of Southeast Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2015
'Boat people' likely posing as Rohingya for aid, says Myanmar general
Myanmar's military commander has said some "boat people" landing in Malaysia and Indonesia this month are likely pretending to be Rohingya Muslims to receive U.N. aid and that many had fled neighboring Bangladesh, state media reported on Friday.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2015
Thailand, Vietnam seek more Japan investment in medical, other fields
Senior government officials of Thailand and Vietnam urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to encourage Japanese investment in their growing industries, including in the medical and farming sectors, on top of existing railway and infrastructure development projects, Japanese officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2015
Rohingya refugee crisis shames Southeast Asia
ASEAN members are failing to adequately address the humanitarian crisis involving the Rohingya Muslim boat people.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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