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Richard S. Ehrlich

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Richard S. Ehrlich's foreign correspondence is often highlighted in the Threat Status daily newsletter produced by The Washington Times. He is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Thailand's Prime Minister and leader of Bhumjaithai Party Anutin Charnvirakul, center, speaks during a press conference at the party headquarters following the general election in Bangkok, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai voters back pro-military hawk

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a royalist who favors Thailand's politically powerful army, won the most seats in Sunday's general elections, outmaneuvering his progressive rival who wanted to reform the military and monarchy.

February 8, 2026
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, left and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, right shake hands as Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gestures after talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, July 28, 2025. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)

Thailand, Cambodia agree to ‘unconditional’ ceasefire to end border clash

U.S.-armed Thailand and Chinese-aided Cambodia, both under tariff pressure from U.S. President Trump, agreed to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" on Monday after aerial bombardments and cross-border artillery killed at least 36 people in five days of the bloodiest fighting in a decade along their disputed border in the heart of Southeast Asia.

July 28, 2025
Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet in Malaysia for talks to end border dispute

Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office said Sunday. This comes following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end a deadly border dispute, now in its fourth day, which has killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 218,000.

July 27, 2025
Thai policemen hold shields as anti-government protesters gather in front of Government house demanding Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 19, 2025, (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Border clash with Cambodia spirals into existential crisis for Thai prime minister

A long-simmering border feud between Thailand's U.S.-trained military and Cambodia's Chinese-assisted troops escalated in recent days into economic boycotts, frontier closures, disputed claims over Hindu temples and a leaked high-level phone call that has some Thais calling for their prime minister's resignation.

June 19, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin talks to reporters during a press conference at Government house in Bangkok, Thailand after a court removed Srettha from office over an ethical violation Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Court orders Thai prime minister to step down over divisive appointment

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office for an ethical violation after he appointed a convicted criminal to his cabinet, in a stunning decision that tosses the government into a scramble for leadership just a year after ending a decade of military-dominated control.

August 14, 2024
A worker from Thailand harvests avocados in a farm field of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) **FILE**

Despite trauma of Oct. 7, Thai workers again flock to Israel for work

Thailand, which suffered the highest losses among foreign nationals in the murderous Hamas rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7, is allowing 10,000 impoverished Thais to fly to Israel to work for better-paying jobs in desert "safe areas," despite the deaths of 41 Thais and dozens more taken hostage last fall.

June 25, 2024