Phnom Penh bans water splashing, water guns for Khmer New Year
Phnom Penh authorities have banned water splashing during the upcoming Khmer New Year, as part of strict measures aimed at maintaining public order and...
HRW says Iran attacks on civilian ships may be war crimes
Iranian forces appear to have deliberately targeted at least two civilian commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz on 11 March 2026,...
Thailand reaffirms heritage protection at Preah Vihear conservation meeting in Siem Reap
Thailand has reaffirmed its commitment to cultural heritage protection and regional cooperation at an international meeting on the conservation of the Temple of Preah...
“Friends have a special place”: Iran says Hormuz is open after Thai vessel passage
“When we say the Strait of Hormuz is not closed, we mean it. And for the record, friends have a special place.”
That was the...
Monks battle wildfire as hotspots surge across Thailand
CHIANG MAI — 25 March 2026, Monks and novices were forced to battle a forest fire on a mountain near Wat Pang Makong in...
Drought drives hungry monkeys to temple in Trang
TRANG — 25 March 2026, More than 300 long-tailed macaques have descended on a temple in southern Thailand in search of food and water,...
Foreign biker sparks alarm with wheelie stunt in Phuket
PHUKET — 25 March 2026, A foreign tourist has drawn widespread concern after being filmed performing a wheelie on a motorcycle in the middle...
Lao man caught at Nong Khai border after killing and dismembering ex-girlfriend
NONG KHAI — 25 March 2026, Immigration police in Nong Khai have detained a 26-year-old Lao man accused of murdering and dismembering his girlfriend,...
Two monks caught with meth, defrocked in Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI — 24 March 2026, Authorities in Bo Phloi and Sangkhla Buri districts arrested two Buddhist monks who admitted to taking methamphetamine and were...
Gold Just Had Its Worst Week Since 1983. What Happened?
Gold has long been the asset investors reach for when the world feels dangerous. Wars, economic shocks, political chaos — historically, any of these...
