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Thailand, Cambodia border tensions continue as talks conclude in Malaysia

Border tensions continue as talks between officials from Thailand and Cambodia scheduled to conclude in Malaysia.

Military attaches and diplomats from 23 countries visit the 7-11 convenience store at a Thai gas station that was hit by Cambodian artillery and resulted in eight deaths, during a media tour organised by the Royal Thai Army and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to observe damage due to clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, in Kantharalak town in the Thai border province of Sisaket on August 1, 2025. The two countries agreed on July 28 a ceasefire following five days of clashes that killed at least 43 people on both sides -- the latest eruption of a long-standing dispute over contested border temples. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Myanmar’s rebels liberate territory – administrating it is the next battle

Al Jazeera visits liberated area in Karen State where establishing a civil administration is the next task for fighters.

Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) on patrol in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union (KNU), in Myanmar, in April 2024 [File: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]

Myanmar anti-coup forces target Mandalay in struggle to oust military

Trained and guided by ethnic armed groups, Myanmar’s volunteer fighting forces are challenging the generals’ grip.

Soldiers from a PDF unit. They are standing guard outside a building,

Thailand’s complex Senate election at risk as court decision looms

The closely-controlled process to choose a new Senate is under scrutiny after some alleged it was unlawful.

A pro-democracy protester holds a sign reading 'Respect my Vote'. Sh is wearing a headdress and lots of other people are around her.

‘Backs to the wall’: Myanmar military prepares to mark Armed Forces Day

As troops parade in Naypyidaw, questions are being asked about a military under pressure from anticoup forces.

Myanmar military officers marching in formation for Armed Forces Day. They are wearing burgundy-coloured berets and are holding their weapons.

‘The same book over and over’: Scepticism over ruling Pheu Thai in Thailand

Six months after party formed government in deal with military-backed parties, voters still hanker for change.

Members of the Thai cabinet pose on the steps of government house. They're wearing traditional white outfits and standing on a red carpet. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is in front and waving.

In Myanmar’s Kayah, medics treat war wounded in hidden hospitals

Three years since the military seized power, plunging Myanmar into crisis, thousands have been killed and injured.

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How a roadside in eastern Myanmar became a military killing field

The vehicles in which 33 people were killed and set alight in December 2021 lie rusting on the roadside.

Flowers left on the rusting vehicles where the Myanmar military killed dozens on 24 Dec 2023.

A ‘new generation’ of women set to shake up politics in Thailand

Incoming MPs see their gender as a strength and are determined to push through the reforms Thai people voted for.

Phuthita with Phetcharat Maichompoo (another MFP MP-elect in her 30s) at Chiang Mai Pride

In Thailand’s north, opposition vies for votes in skewed system

Pheu Thai and MFP should be allies but the military’s outsized election influence forces them to fight for every seat.

Pheu Thai supporters gather at a campaign rally in Chiang Mai