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The lengths taken by Myanmar to disguise its purchases of Iranian jet fuel suggest U.S. sanctions are biting.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
The lengths taken to disguise the trade suggest U.S. sanctions are biting, but Iranian jet fuel has continued to flow.
An attendee walks past signage for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Bangkok on Oct. 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2026
War, rates and a global economy that won’t break
Today’s nominally solid scenario depends on policymakers not making any major mistakes.
Under Article 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code — the country’s lese-majeste law — anyone who defames, insults or threatens the king, queen or heir apparent faces a prison sentence of three to 15 years.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2026
It’s time for Thailand to amend its controversial lese-majeste law
Thailand’s lese-majeste law is sending pro-democracy activists to prison.
Tourists visit Wat Pho in Bangkok in May.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2026
Thailand eyes $30 departure tax for tourists in revenue push
The move would test a tourism industry that has yet to fully recover from the pandemic.
Workers, including a refugee from Myanmar, at a farm in Thailand's Chanthaburi province in November last year
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2026
Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled
The shortage highlights Thailand’s growing dependence on migrant labor as an aging population shrinks its domestic workforce.
Thailand will host the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank next week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2026
Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test
As Bangkok hosts the IMF and World Bank next week, the country’s finance minister looks to get the economy out of years of sluggish growth.
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, at a human trafficking hub near the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on compounds run by criminal gangs in February 2025.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2026
Thai police rescue two Japanese men believed to have been forced into fraud
The men are believed to have been forced to take part in fraud at a base in Myanmar.
Tourists gather at Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand, in 2024. Foreign investors are drawn to Thailand's southern islands for their insulation from the periodic political turmoil in Bangkok and distance from conflicts elsewhere in the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2026
Thai locals confront the consequences of the country’s decades-long tourism push
Locals say a surge in foreign-run businesses and land ownership is reshaping communities beyond recognition, breeding resentment.
A model of LNG storage tanks at the China National Offshore Oil Corporation booth at an international trade fair in Beijing in September 2025
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2026
The LNG boom is losing its biggest Asian bet
Stung by high costs and supply uncertainty, Asian governments are busy throwing those forecasts on the bonfire.
A flooded street in Bangkok on Monday
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Thailand floods hit Thai Airways and Honda as disruption spreads
Thailand stepped up relief efforts as the severe flooding has widened the economic toll from days of torrential rain.
A woman rides on a boat in a flooded area following heavy rain in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2026
Thousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damage seen at over $320 million
Bangkok is among 41 provinces across Thailand hit by floods since Sept. 16 that killed at least eight people.
People navigate next to stranded buses in a flooded area in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2026
Bangkok gets a month of rain in weekend, disrupting city
The more than 12 inches of rain Thailand’s capital received forced the government to close public offices and postpone economic data releases.
A woman walks through flood waters in front of a bus after heavy rain in Bangkok on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2026
Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters
Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods, which prompted a disaster declaration.
Fruit bats rest on tree branches inside a temple complex in India
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Sep 25, 2026
Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years
The largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever conducted is bringing some clarity to the puzzling past of the flying vertebrates.
Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's prime minister, departs after speaking during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2026
Thai court case risks election rerun and renewed political turmoil
An adverse ruling could force Thailand back to the polls within months, ending a period of unusual political stability.
Briton Shaun Chiverton, now a Thai Buddhist monk known as Ajahn Jayasaro, in Bangkok on Sept. 1
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 24, 2026
‘Left-field’ life: Briton becomes Thailand’s top foreign monk
Shaun Chiverton, 68, this summer became the first non-Thai to be elevated to the second-highest rank in Thailand’s monkhood.
A luxury residence in Bangkok where more than 10 people, including Japanese nationals, were taken into custody on Wednesday over alleged involvement in fraud.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2026
Four Japanese among group held in Bangkok over alleged fraud
According to local media, authorities seized what appeared to be counterfeit Japanese police identification booklets.
Thai activist Sondhi Limthongkul takes part in a rally outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok on Sept. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2026
Thai protest leader who seized Bangkok airport is back in action
Sondhi Limthongkul’s efforts mark the reemergence of street politics after relative calm and point to discontent building beneath the surface.
A participant attends the annual Pride Festival in Hanoi in September 2019. States seeking to stifle work that challenges imposed norms are clearly trying to suppress LGBTQ activism and the community's artistic expression.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2026
Art, surveillance and the politics of memory in Southeast Asia
Moral policing and repression across SE Asia increasingly target artists, especially queer and trans creators, threatening cultural expression.
A former massage parlor operator was found guilty of employing a Thai girl despite her being a minor, and of having her perform sexual services for him and his clients.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2026
Former Tokyo massage parlor operator given five years for employing Thai girl
Masayuki Hosono was found guilty of having the 12-year-old girl work at the parlor and having her perform sexual services.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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