Thai and Japanese police authorities have met in Bangkok to discuss cooperation against human trafficking after a Thai girl was discovered to have been forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/crime-legal/japan-thai-police-human-trafficking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailandjapanrelations #thailand #japanesepolice #humantrafficking
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s party’s decadeslong grip on agrarian provinces is weakening as voters switch allegiance to powerful individual candidates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/rural-thai-voters-pheu-thai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #southeastasia
As nationalist sentiment surged following last year’s flare-up along the border, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has tapped public concerns in Thailand over security and national pride ahead of the Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/thai-party-nationalist-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #southeastasia
Florian 'floe' Echtler
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Angela Antunovic
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#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.
Two have died in India, to date.
#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.
Two have died in India, to date.
manisha
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Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
Nationalist sentiment has surged across Thailand following the worst fighting with Cambodia in decades, setting up a contentious Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/asia-pacific/politics/thai-nationalist-cambodia-rural-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
China’s export-driven economic model is undermining job opportunities for Asia’s Gen-Z, hitting both low- and high-end industries and risking economic frustration and political unrest across the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/26/world/asias-gen-z-chinas-1-trillion-surplus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #thailand #indonesia #china #southeastasia #chineseeconomy #globaleconomy #gdp #trade #jobsgenz
Thailand’s runaway cannabis industry has sparked a deep domestic backlash that could see the plant criminalized once again after next month’s election, four years after it was decriminalized. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/asia-pacific/society/thailand-children-marijuana-backlash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #thailand #children #drugs #marijuana
A 31-year-old Thai woman has been arrested by Japanese police for allegedly smuggling etomidate, known as "zombie cigarettes," in a suitcase. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/crime-legal/zombie-cigarettes-smuggling-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #drugs #japanesepolice #thailand #osaka #kansaiairports #smuggling
Pitching an agenda of "clean politics,” former Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva expects to play a kingmaker’s role in any coalition that seeks to rule the nation after next month’s election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/asia-pacific/politics/thai-anti-scammer-kingmaker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #abhisitvejjajiva #southeastasia
A 38-year-old Thai woman residing in Japan was arrested Thursday for allegedly acting as a broker in a case involving a young Thai girl who was forced to perform sexual services for money at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/crime-legal/thai-girl-broker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailand #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #tokyo
A crane collapsed in Thailand on Thursday, crushing two vehicles and killing two people, police said, a day after a crane accident in the northeast caused the deaths of 32 train passengers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/fatal-crane-failures-thai-firm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #thailand #constructionindustry
Yodchanan Wongsawat, the Pheu Thai Party’s top candidate for premier, faces a balancing act — he must leverage his family’s legacy while showing he has fresh ideas to revitalize the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/asia-pacific/politics/nephew-thai-thaksin-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #southeastasia
Joachim
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this story about Benjamin Mauerberger, a south african #crypto bro and card carrying member of the chinese #mafia who made so much money via #pigbutchering and other crypto scams that he managed to co-opt a large part of #Thailand's government (to say nothing of #Cambodia and #Myanmar) is nuts.
if you’re wondering about the dark forces driving the current war between thailand and cambodia, this is one of those forces.
#sapol #southafrica #whaleHunting #triads #organizedcrime #ChineseMafia #pigbutchering #ASEAN #scams #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #princeGroup #huione
Thailand’s army said Cambodia claimed that a fresh cross-border fire was an accident, after Bangkok accused Cambodian forces of violating a 10-day truce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/asia-pacific/thailand-cambodia-border-strike-truce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Contemporary Art Museum Opens, Marking a New Cultural Chapter.
As the city’s cultural ecosystem expands, the opening of Dib Bangkok signals a broader shift toward institutional stability and a sustained, long-term commitment to contemporary art.
https://observer.com/2026/01/dib-bangkok-opening-museum-news-thailand-art-scene/ #globalmuseum #museums #art #Thailand
