(Photo: AFP)'Don't worry about it, we are neutral!" What surprised me even more was the sluggish Thai newspaper response the following day. In prestige papers, it was positioned behind stories about phishing schemes, famous people, and the rising price of fuel. What a shameful response to an attack conducted by his government in the opening salvos of a war that he commanded. One might hope against hope for a miracle rescue, but the neutral take on the news will become harder to sustain once the full truth of the outrage sets in.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2026 00:18 UTC