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.

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.

A logging operation in West Kalimantan Province, in Indonesian Borneo last year.

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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.

NYT > U.S. News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Police cordoned off the Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok after the shooting on Monday.

NYT > World News

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.

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.

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.

Residents waited to receive supplies in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Sunday.

NYT > World News

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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