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Alicja Kwade’s Pars pro Toto (2020) in the museum’s courtyard. Courtesy of Dib Bangkok. Photographer Auntika Ounjittichai, 2025 IT WAS HARD TO GET HERE reads a painted vinyl and plywood bench created by Finnegan Shannon and situated past the entryway of Dib Bangkok. It provides an abbreviated backstory behind a new museum that opened in the Thai capital in late December—the first of its kind in the city and the country. Stability is something the Thai art scene has lacked, and the museum’s launch marks a significant structural shift. “For the general arts scene here, the ecosystem is fast developing,”…
Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand has entered its fifth day, with Cambodia accusing the Thai military of continued shelling and Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirming that he is scheduled to speak with United States President Donald Trump.Thai forces allegedly carried out new attacks in three Cambodian provinces in the early hours of Friday morning, according to Cambodian news outlet The Khmer Times.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe newspaper reported that Thai forces opened fire in the Ta Moan, Ta Kra Bei and Thmar Daun areas of Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province.It also reported Thai shelling in the…
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia called on neighbouring Thailand on Jan 3 to pull out its forces from areas Phnom Penh claims as its own, one week since a truce halted deadly clashes along their disputed border. The decades-old dispute between the South-east Asian neighbours erupted into military clashes several times in 2025, with fighting in December killing dozens of people and displacing around one million on both sides.The two countries agreed to a truce on Dec 27, ending three weeks of clashes.Cambodia says that during that period, Thailand seized several areas across four border provinces.In a statement on Jan 3,…
Tourists and vehicles move through a Thai transport hub as authorities confirm nationwide travel remains normal, while security measures, curfews, and temporary transport adjustments are enforced in select provinces along the Thailand–Cambodia border. PATTAYA, Thailand – (as of 22 December 2025, 13.00 Hrs. GMT+7) The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) confirms that travel and tourism activities across the country remain normal and unaffected. At the same time, this Travel Advisory is issued to inform that security measures are in place in seven provinces along the Thailand–Cambodia border: Ubon Ratchathani, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Buri Ram, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, and Trat.…
BANGKOK: Thailand’s foreign tourist arrival numbers from Jan 1 to Dec 28, 2025 dropped 7.29% year-on-year to 32.6 million, the Tourism Ministry says.Malaysia was the largest source market with 4.48 million visitors, followed by China with 4.44 million, the ministry said in a statement.Thailand saw a record of nearly 40 million visitors in 2019, before the pandemic. — Reuters
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau said on Saturday.Sirikit had been out of the public eye since she had a stroke in 2012.Her husband, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was Thailand’s longest-reigning monarch, spending 70 years on the throne since 1946.…
Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed to halt the deadly fighting.Published On 14 Dec 202514 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share
HOST country Thailand stormed through the 2025 Southeast Asian Games like a nation possessed. The result: 233 gold medals. Second placer Indonesia managed just 91, third placer Vietnam only 87, followed by Malaysia with 57, and Singapore at 52. The Philippines finished sixth with 50 gold medals. No matter what rivals say about the alleged biased officiating, alleged rigged rules, and other alleged schemes engineered by the host country to ensure victory, you have to recognize that there are only so many events to alter the final outcome. So let’s give it to Thailand and get down and dirty for…
The nations’ long-standing border conflict reignited this month, shattering an earlier truce, killing more than 40 people and displacing over 900,000 on both sides, officials said.The clashing neighbors on Monday agreed to negotiate truce terms this week, but Cambodia asked Thailand to hold the talks in a neutral venue, Malaysia’s capital.Thailand’s defense ministry, however, said Tuesday that the bilateral border committee meeting would go ahead in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province from Wednesday as planned.”We guarantee Chanthaburi is safe. This province is the original plan for hosting the GBC (General Border Committee) even before the fighting started,” Thai defense ministry spokesperson Surasant…
Bangkok’s Mo Chit 2 terminal is packed with passengers as extra buses hit the road to meet the holiday travel surge. PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s state-run bus operator expects passenger numbers to peak at 160,000 today as travelers head home for the New Year holidays, the company’s chief executive said on Tuesday. Attawit Rakjamroon, President of Transport Co., Ltd., said Bangkok’s main northern and northeastern terminal, Mo Chit 2, has seen a steady flow of passengers. The company forecasts between 150,000 and 160,000 total passengers for arrivals and departures on Dec. 30, the final working day of the year.To handle…