Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai, cutting the home off from outside help, bar one helicopter dropping supplies on the roof.

Unusually destructive storms have killed at least 1,350 people across the region and displaced millions in South and Southeast Asia.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first Thai monarch to visit China since the two countries established diplomatic relations half a century ago. His trip was the most high-profile signal yet that Thailand, which has long struck a careful balance between China and America, is leaning ever closer towards its northern neighbour.

Thailand’s economy is a fascinating paradox—a country known for its political coups and instability, yet it continues to thrive and grow against all odds. In this video, we uncover how Thailand has become one of Southeast Asia’s most resilient and dynamic economies.

Thailand has been dethroned! Even with the surge of White Lotus sightseers, another Asian hotspot welcomed more visitors in 2025. Despite world-renowned islands, always-buzzing Bangkok, and Pattaya's resurgence as a family-friendly destination,

Rigging Thai ballots keeps getting harder. The first time the country’s army-backed regime deigned to hold an election, in 2019, it took an outrageous gerrymander, a stacked electoral system and the mass disqualification of its democratic opponents to ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Currently, Hunter is out of jail on bail. But he is expected to face charges in Thailand within the next month or two for criminal ...

Three years since Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, the government this week imposed new rules designed to rein in the country’s “green rush.” As of Thursday, customers need a doctor’s prescription to buy cannabis ...

Thailand faces a critical challenge in preventing its transformation into a primary hub for Chinese-organised illegal online gambling. With sophisticated transnational criminal networks exploiting digital platforms, Thai authorities are struggling to ...

Authorities across Southeast Asia are racing against time to deliver aid and reach the stranded as floods and landslides continue to devastate Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, displacing millions and leaving a mounting death toll.