"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.

The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire, according to a social media post by United States President Donald Trump on Saturday.

Thailand warned its conflict with neighboring Cambodia could “potentially develop into a war” as troops used rockets and artillery to shell targets along their contested border for a second

Fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border has escalated, resulting in numerous casualties and mass displacement. China attributes the conflict's roots to historical Western colonialism, offering to mediate.

Its actions will also be a test of its diplomatic strength in the region, they added. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

Nuntaporn Komonsittivate, an executive at the low-cost carrier Thai Lion Air, said on Wednesday that 20 percent of the company’s chartered flights between China and Thailand — serving routes ...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is seeking a one-year slot waiver from China amid a decline in Chinese tourist arrivals.ACM Manat Chavanaprayoon, CAAT director-general, said discussions with Chinese authorities are underway to request temporary relief from airport slot usage requirements due to continued weak demand from Chinese travellers.