Thailand

Myanmar’s military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000

The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake.

Photos: See the aftermath of the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck at midday with the epicenter not far from the city of Mandalay.

Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was a shallow 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), with an epicenter in Myanmar, according to preliminary reports.

Opinion: Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago

Thailand's recent deportations of Uyghurs to China have eerie parallels with a large deportation in 2015, in which the country bowed to Beijing, writes historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom.

Natasha Rothwell on checking into ‘The White Lotus’ Thailand: ‘It felt like home’

In the new season of The White Lotus, Rothwell reprises her role of spa manager Belinda, a woman "on the precipice of change" as she straddles the line between guest and staffer.

Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China, activists say

The detainees were part of a group of some 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014. Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation.

China repatriates more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar

Thailand, China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims around the world out of billions of dollars.

A museum’s confession: why we have looted objects

An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.

Couples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand

Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage.