The soldiers were doing a security sweep to lay barbed wire in the Don Ao-Krissana border area in Si Sa Ket province. The incident comes two days after both countries met in Kuala Lumpur for talks hailed as “constructive and positive”.

The two Malaysian victims were reportedly sitting on the steps of Big C shopping centre opposite Central World mall on Ratchadamri Road when a man poured thinner on them from behind.

It’s been a long week for the world’s largest chipmaker. But it’s still selling the shovels during an AI gold rush, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.