A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a military conflict in July that killed dozens of people and rattled the region. As negotiations take place, Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times’s Southeast Asia bureau chief,
Train derails in Thailand, multiple injuries reported
Three carriages of a Bangkok-bound train came off the tracks near Kui Buri railway station. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Turkey welcomes strategic transit corridor after Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal
Turkey on Saturday welcomed a peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia and said it hoped a planned strategic transit corridor, which could boost exports of energy and other resources through the ...
Beyond tariffs: The geopolitics of the US-Bangladesh trade negotiations
The US-Bangladesh reciprocal trade agreement reveals how trade negotiations are increasingly shaped by geopolitics ...
85% HFC reduction by 2045: Bangladesh steps up ozone protection efforts
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its dedication to safeguarding the ozone layer through a strategic phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the ...
Forest coverage to be increased to 20% of Bangladesh’s land area
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has announced a comprehensive action plan to expand government-controlled forest ...
A year later, jobs crisis that lit spark of Bangladesh uprising is unresolved
US tariffs and funding cuts have worsened the situation in the year since protests against quotas in government jobs.
India shot down six Pakistani military aircraft in May, air force chief says
Islamabad, whose air force primarily operates Chinese-made jets and U.S. F-16s, has previously denied that India downed any Pakistani aircraft during the fighting.
Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacific’s top political meet
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has said that 21 donor countries, including the United States and China, will not be invited to the region's top political meeting, a move that follows ...
As Gaza faces starvation, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel
The worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel's plans to expand military control over the enclave have pushed Germany to curb arms exports to Israel, a historically fraught step for Berlin ...