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- The Christmas Dream review – Thailand’s first musical in decades is big on sentimental spectacle
A festive musical blends fairytale optimism with lush orchestration and Sound of Music sweetness – even if this often overwhelms a thin storyline
Reported to be the first Thai musical in 50 years, The Christmas Dream is directed by Englishman Paul Spurrier, and is an intriguing blend of new and old: a modern Oliver Twist that progresses from the country’s northern hills to Bangkok, with old-school Technicolor trappings and emotionally lush showstoppers aplenty (written by Spurrier and set to an orchestral score by Mickey Wongsathapornpat).
With a Michelle Yeoh-like resoluteness but half her size, Amata Masmalai plays 10-year-old schoolgirl Lek, who is forced to flee after her abusive stepfather Nin (Only God Forgives’ Vithaya Pansringarm) fatally beats her mother (Chomphupak Poonpol). Hitting the road with her one-legged doll Bella for company, Lek has only a strong moral compass to guide her to the new home she is promised by her mum’s ghost. A number of picaresque companions put it to the test, including a spoiled rich girl (Kathaya Chongprasith) desperate for a friend and a quack doctor (Adam Kaokept) hawking dodgy cure-alls.
Continue reading...15 December 15 2025Filmhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/the-christmas-dream-review-thailand-musical - The Guardian view on Thailand and Cambodia: a Trump-brokered truce falls apart | Editorial
The US president’s claims to have ended eight conflicts look shakier than ever as conflict reignites in south-east Asia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
When the hastily confected Fifa world peace prize was bestowed on Donald Trump last week, the ceasefire in the Thai-Cambodian border dispute was among the achievements cited. Mr Trump also boasted of having ended war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He brags of having brought eight conflicts to a close and has just had the US Institute of Peace renamed in his honour.
Yet the truce between Thailand and Cambodia has already fallen apart. Half a million residents along the border have fled renewed fighting and civilians are among at least 27 people killed. Meanwhile, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 200,000 people have fled the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels – days after a peace deal was signed in Washington.
Continue reading...14 December 14 2025Donald Trumphttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/14/the-guardian-view-on-thailand-and-cambodia-a-trump-brokered-truce-falls-apart - Thailand denies Trump ceasefire claim as clashes with Cambodia continue at border
Thai PM says military will keep fighting and Cambodia suspends border crossings as casualties rise
Thailand’s caretaker prime minister has denied the existence of a ceasefire with Cambodia, despite Donald Trump announcing that both countries had agreed to halt fighting.
As heavy clashes continued along the border between the two countries, Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that Thailand had not agreed to a ceasefire with Cambodia and that its forces would continue fighting. Cambodia announced it had suspended all border crossings with Thailand.
Continue reading...13 December 13 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/12/thailand-and-cambodia-agree-to-restart-ceasefire-brokered-by-us-says-trump - Thailand set for early elections amid political deadlock and Cambodia skirmishes
Move follows a disagreement with the largest grouping in parliament, with elections to be held within 45-60 days
Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, announced on Thursday that he is “returning power to the people”, moving to dissolve parliament and clear the way for elections earlier than previously anticipated.
Government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said the move followed a disagreement with the largest grouping in parliament, the opposition People’s party. “This happened because we can’t go forward in parliament,” he told Reuters.
Continue reading...12 December 12 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/12/thailand-set-for-early-elections-cambodia-clashes - ‘It’s not going to end’: Thai evacuees fear for future after fresh clashes with Cambodia
Displaced people in Thailand voice doubts that Donald Trump can stop the fighting as violence flares on the border
Rangsan Angda and many of his neighbours in border areas of Thailand had already packed their bags, fearing that a ceasefire with neighbouring Cambodia would soon collapse.
The ceasefire deal – brokered by Donald Trump, who proclaimed himself “President of PEACE” after he helped end five days of deadly clashes in July – had seemed precarious from the start. “Both sides are confronting one another all the time,” said Rangsan, 50.
Continue reading...12 December 12 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/12/thailand-cambodia-border-clashes-evacuees - Half a million flee as deadly Cambodia-Thailand border clashes escalate
At least 20 killed and almost 200 injured, as Trump claims he can settle hostilities ‘pretty quickly’
Deadly fighting has continued along the disputed border of Cambodia and Thailand, as more than half a million people sheltered in evacuation centres.
At least 20 people have been killed and almost 200 injured in clashes that began on Sunday, the fiercest fighting since a five-day conflict in July.
Continue reading...11 December 11 2025Cambodiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/11/thailand-cambodia-border-evacuation - Trump says he will make a call to end hostilities as Thailand and Cambodia ‘at it again’
After a ceasefire deal he brokered collapsed, Trump told a rally in Pennsylvania that he would ‘make a call’ to ‘stop a war’ between Thailand and Cambodia
US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will make a call regarding reignited hostilities on the Thai-Cambodia border, where fighting has resumed less than two months after a ceasefire he brokered between the two nations collapsed.
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, the US president reiterated his global peacemaking skills, proclaiming that “in ten months I ended eight wars”, before listing hostilities between Kosovo and Serbia, Pakistan and India, and Israel and Iran.
Continue reading...10 December 10 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/10/trump-says-end-hostilities-thailand-cambodia - What’s behind the Thailand-Cambodia clashes – explained in 30 seconds
Hostilities have flared in the contested border area after a Trump-brokered ceasefire deal has broken down
Stretching across more than 817km (508 miles), the shared land border between Thailand and Cambodia has been marred by conflict for more than a century. Sovereignty has been contested since France, which occupied Cambodia until 1953, first mapped the border in 1907.
However, tensions have worsened significantly in 2025. In May, clashes in the area that killed a Cambodian soldier sparked nationalist sentiment on both sides, and saw both governments retaliate. Thailand imposed harsh border restrictions, while Cambodia banned the broadcast of Thai films, and the import of Thai fruit, vegetables, gas and fuel.
Continue reading...10 December 10 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/10/thailand-cambodia-fighting-explained-30-seconds - Why has ceasefire collapsed between Thailand and Cambodia?
The long-simmering border conflict has erupted again with each side accusing the other of breaching Trump-brokered deal
A long-running border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has erupted in fierce clashes for the second time this year, despite a peace deal brokered by Donald Trump.
Seven civilians have been killed in Cambodia and 20 wounded, while Thailand has confirmed three soldiers’ deaths in the latest fighting, which began with skirmishes on Sunday night.
Continue reading...9 December 09 2025Asia Pacifichttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/24/why-thailand-cambodia-border-clash-conflict - Fatal Thailand-Cambodia clashes spread along contested border area
Each side has blamed the other for renewed clashes, which have derailed a ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump
Deadly clashes have escalated along the disputed Thailand-Cambodia border as both sides blamed each other for the fighting and vowed to defend their territories.
Seven civilians have been killed and 20 wounded in Cambodia and three Thai soldiers have been killed in the fiercest fighting since a five-day conflict in July.
Continue reading...9 December 09 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/fatal-thailand-cambodia-clashes-spread-along-contested-border-area