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Malaysia Says Trump Will Attend Thailand-Cambodia Peace Deal at ASEAN Summit
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the ceremonial signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia at the upcoming ASEAN Summit. This was revealed by Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan on Tuesday, October...

Thai Exporters Brace for Q4 Slump as US Tariffs Hit and Shipping Costs Plummet
Thailand’s export sector, the main engine of its economy, faces a significant downturn in the final quarter of the year, despite posting high growth of 13%—reaching $223.175 billion—in the first eight months of 2025. This earlier growth was...

Thai Business Confidence Jumps After Seven Months on New Government Hopes
Thai industrial sentiment rebounded in September, climbing for the first time in seven months. The latest survey by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), released on Wednesday, shows the Industrial Confidence Index (ICI) rising to 87.8, up from...
French artist cries foul over censorship of nude mural near Bangkok’s red-light district
BANGKOK - A French artist has cried foul over what she described as “hypocrisy” after her mural depicting a nude person reclining on one side, with their back and bottom visible, was censored by the hotel on whose wall it was painted. Ms Myrtille...

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2: Questions on India’s ability to leverage its home-grown digital public infrastructure and Thailand–Cambodia border diplomacy (Week 124)
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative for the practice of Mains answer writing. It covers essential topics of static and dynamic parts of the UPSC Civil Services syllabus covered under various GS papers. This answer-writing practice is...
Nintendo eShop and Switch Online services coming to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand on 18 Nov
When Nintendo announced the opening of their Singapore office, we reported that a localised Nintendo eShop might be on the horizon. And it looks like we are spot on. In a press announcement released on its website earlier today, Nintendo has...
Cambodia eyes ‘historic moment’ with Trump over Thailand peace
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia is ready to sign a peace deal with Thailand coordinated by US President Donald Trump, according to an official from the South-east Asian nation, leaning into the US leader’s desire to be seen as a global peacemaker. “Right...

Malaysia: Trump looking forward to Thai-Cambodia truce deal at Asean

Thailand Tops Global Aviation Safety Scores at 91.35%, Surpassing the Global Average by Over 20%: CAAT
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) announced the results of the audit on the civil aviation safety oversight system under the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme – Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP CMA) of the International...

Myanmar repatriates 296 workers from Thailand in September
According to reports, a total of 296 workers were repatriated in September through official transfer procedures for Myanmar workers who had been arrested in Thailand. This information was included in a progress report on the implementation of...

British teenager is rescued after getting lost in Thai jungle for two weeks and 'eating insects and tree bark to survive' after trying to cross into Myanmar
A British teenager has been rescued after getting lost in a Thai jungle for two weeks and eating insects and tree bark to survive after trying to cross into Myanmar. It was originally feared that Lawrence Stallard Honour, 19, was lured into a scam...
Trump to Witness Thailand-Cambodia Ceasefire Signing in Malaysia
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to witness the formal signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia during the upcoming ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, according to Malaysian officials. The diplomatic ceremony represents...

Russian art, Java puppetry and Thai touch in Ayodhya Ramlila
Four Israeli soldiers arrested in Thailand for drug possession

Thai army postpones border conflict talks with Cambodia
Cambodia slammed for failure to provide concrete proposals PUBLISHED : 15 Oct 2025 at 12:25 The 2nd Army has postponed indefinitely the planned Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting with Cambodia, citing Phnom Penh's failure to present a clear...

Australian Wine Tasting & Barbecue Buffet im Thai Garden Resort Pattaya
Australian Wine Tasting & Barbeque Buffet at Thai Garden Resort Pattaya. Genießen Sie diesen Samstag, den 18. Oktober, einen stimmungsvollen Abend mit australischen Weinen und Live-Musik im Thai Garden Resort Pattaya. Probieren Sie verschiedene...

Belarusian Woman Abducted in Thailand and Sold for Organs in Myanmar
A tragic incident has shaken both Belarus and Thailand after reports emerged that a Belarusian woman who traveled to Bangkok in search of work was kidnapped and later died after being sold into slavery. The story was first reported by the Mash...
Thailand plans local tourism stimulus, faster state spending
[BANGKOK] Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government is planning stimulus for domestic tourism to lift an economy hit by US tariffs and slumping foreign arrivals, and separately pushing state agencies to front-load spending. The stimulus...

Hun Sen tells Malaysia Thai side played “ghost sounds” near the border
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen briefed Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Malaysia’s deputy prime minister and minister of rural and regional development, on the ongoing situation along the Thai-Cambodian border during a meeting at the Peace Palace on...

Tabuena tests mettle vs Westwood, Thai ace as Macao Open unwraps
October 15, 2025 | 7:07pm MANILA, Philippines — Miguel Tabuena enters the $1-million Macao Open brimming with confidence and purpose, carrying momentum from a strong showing at the Indonesia International Championships two weeks ago. The Filipino...