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Trump Says He’s Ended 6 (or 7) Wars. Here’s Some Context.

Par :Jenny Gross · Ivan Nechepurenko · Declan Walsh · Aaron Boxerman and Sui-Lee Wee
19 août 2025 à 14:29
President Trump has cast himself as a global peacemaker. His interventions have calmed some conflicts, while in others his role is less clear.
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The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
19 août 2025 à 08:15
American demand for tropical wood that is used in motor homes, conservationists say, is accelerating the disappearance of some of the world’s largest forests.

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In recent years, tens of thousands of acres of forest have been razed in Indonesian Borneo, including this logging operation in November.
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What to Know About Deforested Wood and the R.V. Industry

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
19 août 2025 à 08:19
There is no viable alternative to a tropical hardwood that grows in Southeast Asia, according to the American R.V. industry.

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A logging operation in West Kalimantan Province, in Indonesian Borneo last year.
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  • What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
    A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a military conflict in July that killed dozens of people and rattled the region. As negotiations take place, Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times’s Southeast Asia bureau chief, talks to Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the International desk, about the context behind the evolving dispute.
     
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What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

Par :Sui-Lee Wee · Katrin Bennhold · Christina Thornell · Nikolay Nikolov · Leila Medina and David Jouppi
8 août 2025 à 17:20
A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a military conflict in July that killed dozens of people and rattled the region. As negotiations take place, Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times’s Southeast Asia bureau chief, talks to Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the International desk, about the context behind the evolving dispute.
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Cambodia Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
7 août 2025 à 10:18
The gesture comes after a U.S.-brokered cease-fire with Thailand, and a trade deal with Washington that blunted a threat of heavy tariffs.

© Pool photo by Angela Weiss

President Trump has made no secret of his desire to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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U Myint Swe, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies at 74

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
7 août 2025 à 07:42
A figurehead leader, he had little real power but did endorse measures that allowed the country’s generals to extend their rule after a 2021 coup.

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In a photo released by the Myanmar military, U Myint Swe attends a defense and security council meeting in Naypyidaw in 2023.
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Protesters in Thailand Denounce Prime Minister After Clashes With Cambodia

Par :Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono
2 août 2025 à 07:27
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand had already been suspended after a leaked phone call that many say showed her selling out her country.

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A rally in Bangkok on Saturday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand.
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Myanmar Lifts State of Emergency, Paving the Way for Disputed Vote

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
31 juillet 2025 à 05:05
The military government hopes elections can bring more international legitimacy. But the generals will still rule, and opposition groups are boycotting.

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Protesters clashing with security forces in Tharketa township, in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2021. The government lifted a four-year state of emergency in place since the army seized power in a coup in 2021.
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Thailand and Cambodia Reach Trump Trade Deals, U.S. Official Says

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
31 juillet 2025 à 04:04
Senior officials from both countries say they were still waiting to hear final details on the deals after comments by the U.S. commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick.

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Thai flags displayed in Bangkok on Wednesday.
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Thailand and Cambodia Stepped Back From War, but Their Temple Fight Remains

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
30 juillet 2025 à 00:51
Intense nationalism and disputed history — and maps — stoke the neighbors’ hostilities. Even a surge of international diplomacy has brought little hope of a lasting peace.

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Cambodians at a temporary shelter, the day after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a truce in a border conflict.
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Cease-Fire in Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Conflict Gets Armies’ Backing

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
29 juillet 2025 à 04:20
The talks between commanders on both sides were seen as a crucial test of whether the cease-fire deal reached on Monday would result in a lasting peace.

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A photograph released by Thailand’s army on Tuesday showed Thai commanders, left, meeting with Cambodian counterparts near the two countries’ border.
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Shooting at Bangkok Market Leaves Several People Dead

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
28 juillet 2025 à 05:19
The gunman killed five people at Or Tor Kor market, which is popular with tourists, before dying by suicide, the authorities said.

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Police cordoned off the Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok after the shooting on Monday.
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Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Halt Fighting That Has Killed Dozens

Par :Sui-Lee Wee and Edward Wong
28 juillet 2025 à 14:02
U.S.-backed talks to end the border war, in which militaries have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands, began on Monday in Malaysia.

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, center, Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia, left, and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, taking part in talks on a possible cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia, in Malaysia on Monday.
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With Bombs Whizzing in Air, Thousands Flee Thailand-Cambodia Border

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
27 juillet 2025 à 14:38
The conflict is one of the deadliest clashes ever between the two countries. Thirty-four people have died, and over 165,000 have been displaced.

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An evacuation site in Surin Province, Thailand, on Sunday. The conflict began on Thursday with an eruption of violence near an ancient temple claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia.
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At Trump’s Urging, Thailand and Cambodia to Meet for Cease-Fire Talks

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
27 juillet 2025 à 13:42
After calls by President Trump, the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand are set to meet in Malaysia on Monday to discuss a halt to the fighting.

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Residents waited to receive supplies in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Sunday.
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Trump Says He Expects Quick Cease-Fire Between Thailand and Cambodia

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
26 juillet 2025 à 12:50
President Trump said he had intervened to help stop the deadly strife, now in its third day, after it extended to provinces about 200 miles south of where clashes began.

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President Trump, who was in Scotland over the weekend, said he had contacted Thai and Cambodian officials to defuse the tensions between their countries.
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