Opinion pieces and commentary on Thailand's current affairs, in English, from Thai PBS World contributors.
Cambodia's decision to seek compulsory conciliation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has fundamentally changed the way the two neighbors will handle their maritime dispute.
I have been thinking recently about how much contemporary culture enjoys the idea of “discomfort” while remaining slightly unwilling to experience it actively.
Right now, football fans would, under normal circumstances, be speculating about how well Lamine Yamal will perform in the upcoming World Cup and whether Germany, France, Argentina or Spain is the best team. Instead, dominating the 2026 World Cup talk are the names of a country not likely to win, and a political leader who famously refers to the sport as soccer and whose personal history with the “beautiful game” is non-existent.
The trilateral meeting between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Hun Manet, facilitated by ASEAN chair President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., yielded a concrete stepping stone for both countries to elevate their relationship to the next level.
One way to measure the success of the recently concluded Songkran festival is through data: the millions of revelers and the billions in revenue. But perhaps a truer metric lies in the departing words of overseas visitors.
A Thai-flagged cargo ship was attacked while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring how the escalating Middle East conflict is affecting countries not directly involved.
The recent controversy surrounding a Thai woman denied entry to South Korea should be a wake-up call for Thai visitors abroad. Again, Thai social media went ballistic, with the typical emotional and lopsided reactions as usual.
The Thailand–Cambodia conflict has become an excellent case study of the so-called “Asian Way” versus the US-inspired “Trump’s Way.”
The resumption of Thailand-Cambodia fighting put ASEAN under the global microscope. Some critics were quick to slam the bloc for its failure to manage conflict among its own members.
Last weekend, President Donald Trump called it a “roadside accident” during a phone call with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Surprises—good or bad—were inevitable at the opening ceremony of the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Their Majesties King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana will pay a state visit to China from November 13 to 17. This is the first visit of the King of Thailand to China since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
