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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2016
Thai military aims to institutionalize political role
With its proposed constitution, the Thai military is seeking to keep a grip on political power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 17, 2016
Thailand's tourism minister puts nation's sex industry in target
Thailand's infamous sex industry is under fire, with the tourism minister pushing to rid the country of its ubiquitous brothels and a spate of police raids in recent weeks on some of the largest establishments providing sex services in Bangkok.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016
Thailand sets up security centers ahead of referendum on new constitution
Thailand's military government has set up security centers around the country ahead of an August referendum on a new constitution, a spokesman for the government said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2016
In annual human trafficking report, U.S. to set to upgrade Thailand's status with removal from lowest tier
The United States has decided to remove Thailand from its list of worst human trafficking offenders, officials said, a move that could help smooth relations with Bangkok's military-run government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 22, 2016
In reversal of fortunes, Myanmar's Suu Kyi courts Thai junta
Aung San Suu Kyi leaves democratically led Myanmar this week for military-ruled Thailand on an official visit that highlights the changing fortunes of the Southeast Asian neighbors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2016
Thailand playing a risky game with China, Russia
The Thai military regime's 'bamboo diplomacy' of playing Russia and China off against the U.S. could prove to be myopic in the game of international politics.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2016
Thai king is treated for 'water on the brain'
Thailand's 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej has received treatment for "water on the brain," the Royal Household Bureau said on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016
Rousseff's impeachment will only fan the flames
As is the case in Thailand, Brazil's political crisis is the product of a struggle between the nation's haves and have-nots.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2016
China, Thailand set to hold joint military exercises
China and Thailand will hold joint exercises beginning this month, China's Ministry of Defence said Friday, in another sign of improving relations since the Thai military seized power in 2014.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2016
A role reversal for Myanmar and Thailand
Rarely do next-door neighbors move as rapidly in opposite political directions as Thailand and Myanmar have in the last several years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 7, 2016
Mother of Thai anti-junta activist charged with insulting monarchy
The mother of one of Thailand's highest-profile anti-junta activists has been charged with defaming the monarchy, police said on Friday, in what a rights group said was an escalation of government attempts to stifle dissent.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2016
Aug. 7 will be a day of reckoning for Thailand
The current draft of Thailand's new constitution, up for referendum on Aub. 7, is would serve to shrink the democratic space, rather than widen it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 4, 2016
Xi's Silk Road dream development hits a speed bump in Thailand
President Xi Jinping is so devoted to his Silk Road project for China to deepen economic ties across Asia that he recently had top Communist officials attend a "study" session on the millenniums-old history of the route.
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.

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