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Counterfeit U.S. currency is strewn across the floor inside a compound in O'Smach used for scam operations in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, on Feb. 2.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 11, 2026
Cambodia says it has closed almost 200 scam centers in fraud crackdown
Thousands of scam workers, ​some of them trafficking victims confined in ⁠brutal conditions, have fled compounds in recent weeks seeking to return home.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, center, leader of the People's Party, delivers a concession speech at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Thailand’s progressive party moves backward in polls
Expectations were high ahead of Sunday’s poll but the party ended up a distant second, according to preliminary results.
Gen. Yawd Serk, Chairman of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS/SSA), talks during an interview in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2026
Leader of Myanmar armed group says world is ignoring junta’s deadly airstrikes
The head of one of Myanmar’s influential ethnic armies added that only China was intervening in the conflict.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Government House in Bangkok on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Will Thailand’s election deliver a stable government?
The size of the ruling Bhumjaithai Party’s win consolidates power to enable better governance if Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul can manage Thailand’s stuttering economy.
Shwe Kokko city, a casino, entertainment, and tourism complex,from Thailand's side of the border after Bangkok said it would suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar to try to curb scam centers, in the Mae Sot district, Thailand, on Feb. 5, 2025
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2026
AI helps scam centers evade crackdown in Asia and dupe more victims
Rather than be eradicated, Interpol officials see scam centers as more likely to evolve as artificial intelligence allows operators to scale up at low cost.
Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters on election night in Bangkok on Sunday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election win
The Bhumjaithai Party’s victory in Sunday’s general election raises the prospect that a more stable coalition may now succeed in bringing an end to political instability.
A Cambodian flag is displayed in front of shipping containers and barbed wire, installed by Thai forces, blocking a road in Chouk Chey village in Banteay Meanchey province on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
A tale of two villages: Cambodians lament Thailand’s border gains
Thai forces took control of several patches of disputed land along the border during fighting last year, which could amount to several square kilometers in total.
People wearing traditional Thai dress gather next to a campaign poster in Bangkok on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
No party is forecast to win an outright majority, and coalition negotiations are expected to follow the results.
A Philippine House of Representatives panel votes on impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., deciding that they lack substance, at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2026
Philippine House panel finds bid to impeach Marcos lacks substance
Marcos was accused of corruption, violating the constitution ​and betraying public trust.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the 27th ASEAN-China Summit in Vientiane, Laos, in 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Philippine lawmakers weigh impeachment for Marcos
The Philippine president is accused of betraying the public’s trust, corruption and violating the country’s constitution.
People attend an election campaign rally by Nuchanat Jaruwongsethian, a parliamentary candidate for the Kla Tham Party, in Rasi Salai district, Si Sa Ket province, Thailand, on Jan. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Rural Thai voters shift old loyalties in a test of Pheu Thai’s populist machine
The party’s decadeslong grip on agrarian provinces is weakening as voters switch allegiance to powerful individual candidates.
A photo of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is seen as members of civil society groups file an impeachment complaint against her at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Impeachment complaints filed against Philippine VP Sara Duterte
The accusations emerge as hearings into impeachment complaints against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begin.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2026
Ruling Thai party runs on nationalist, establishment vote pitch
An embrace of the military, and apparent backing of the country’s conservative establishment, has given the prime minister’s Bhumjaithai Party an edge in the Feb. 8 vote.
Flooding in the Philippines. Countries in Southeast Asia consistently rank among those most vulnerable to flood risks.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 30, 2026
Flood losses set to soar tenfold in Southeast Asia, study finds
Major regional flooding events have the potential to cause economic losses in excess of $10 billion, according to insurance broker Willis Towers Watson.
Soldiers stand guard next to Prasat Ta Khwai, a site of clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in December, in Surin province, Thailand, on Jan. 20. REUTERS
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 28, 2026
Thai parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters
Anger and anxiety linger in communities along Thailand’s border with Cambodia, where clashes killed dozens and forced hundreds of thousands of evacuate.
Employees work in an automobile spare parts factory in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok. Thailand recorded roughly 2,000 factory shutdowns last year; officials cited cheap Chinese imports as a major factor.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2026
How Asia’s Gen-Z is losing out to China’s $1 trillion surplus
Thailand recorded roughly 2,000 factory shutdowns last year; officials cited cheap Chinese imports as a major factor.
Military chief Min Aung Hlaing visits a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 25, 2026
Why is Myanmar’s junta holding an election during a civil war?
Most analysts see the election as ​a way for the military, which has governed Myanmar for much of the past six decades, to entrench its rule via proxies.
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 25, 2026
Final round of Myanmar vote set to seal junta ally’s victory
While the military pledges the election will return power to the people, rights monitors say the run-up has been characterized by coercion and the crushing of dissent.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a statement following her impeachment by the lower house of the Congress in Manila on Feb. 7, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Sara Duterte faces new complaint as Philippine political battles grow
A complaint was filed to the Office of the Ombudsman alleging Duterte of plunder and misusing 2.7 billion pesos ($45.5 million) in public funds.
Abhisit Vejjajiva, prime ministerial candidate for the Democrat Party and Thailand's former prime minister, speaks during an interview at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2026
Thailand’s former prime minister seeks return as anti-scammer kingmaker
Former leader Abhisit Vejjajiva’s Democrat Party is projected to emerge as the fourth-largest in the Feb. 8 vote, making it a formidable player in the formation of any government.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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