When cross-border fighting erupted between Thailand and Cambodia in late July, Many Cambodians returned home due to concerns over anti- Cambodian sentiment, which was sweeping through Thailand. However, this was not the case for Cambodian Muslims living and studying in Thailand's Deep South. With shared culture and faith, they found safety from the rising nationalist sentiment.

Following the armed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, online platforms have emerged as a new battleground for Thais. This new phenomenon is now significantly shaping public sentiment towards the war and the neighbouring country, with the traditional institution, the military, sometimes orchestrating activities behind the curtain.

With Myanmar’s health system in ruins and more people than ever traumatised by war, a grassroots network of clinicians is circumventing the stigma around mental health needs to build a new culture of care.

For decades, residents of Nong Phawa village in Rayong has depended on fish and vegatables in the Nong Phawa pond for food and income, but in 2013, an industrial waste recycling factory opened near the community. Its malpractice polluted the pond and damage rubber tree plantations. Meanwhile, villagers began to develop chronic kidney disease. But Nong Phawa is not the only community facing such a suffering. Data gathered by Ecological Alert and Recovery - Thailand (EARTH), a foundation that has long been monitoring environmental crime, found similar problems across the country, where the unchecked rise of waste treatment factories causes harm as they operate without accountability.

With PM2.5 pollution under increased public scrutiny, sugarcane farmers, often blamed as major polluters, have been under growing pressure to stop burning cane fields. Many growers have complied with new government measures, contributing to a marked reduction in open-field burning.  In the process, however, they have had to deal with higher costs, increased operational risks, labour shortages, and limited governmental support.

Sugarcane farmers, often targeted as a major source of PM2.5 pollution, have significantly reduced field burning practices to comply with government regulatory measures. Despite the consequences they have suffered - higher costs, labour shortages, increased operational risks, and volatile cane prices - governmental support measures have been underwhelming.

On 28 December, Myanmar will be holding its first general election since the February 2021 military coup. The election has been called a sham and a tool for the junta to maintain control, and many Myanmar migrants in Thailand are refusing to participate in it. Nevertheless, some have expressed concerns over their own safety if they do not vote.

Amid speculation that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul may dissolve parliament in mid-December, his Bhumjaithai Party arguably remains the most powerful and election-ready political force. Having gained little traction in previous elections, it is now securing electoral victories and aiming for further gains in the northeast and south.

Satirical memes mocking a Thai nationalist influencer embroiled in the Thai-Cambodian conflict and under scrutiny for opaque funding and ties to a power broker politician, have morphed into misinformation due to lack of media literacy.

Survivors, witnesses, and informants reveal how Myawaddy’s scam lords kill, torture, and discard their victims in the Moei River—with impunity

For young Thais seeking to move overseas, au pair programs open doors to the world. But the same flexibility that makes them accessible also leaves room for abuse.

In September 2024, flash floods and landslides devastated the Huai Hin Lad Nai village, an Indigenous Karen community named Thailand's first Indigenous way of life protection zone. The community was subsequently accused of being the cause of the flood. The community is now well on its way to recovery, but debates continue about the role of traditional knowledge in disaster prevention and whether Indigenous communities should be given more autonomy.