Jonathan Head

BBC SE Asia Correspondent

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Grab what you can while you can: The new reality in the South China Sea https://t.co/ynTnkH2HGo

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Could this be any more ‘Bangkok’?

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

@viljariverden Happy to be connected

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

The government now says there was no attempt to arrest Dela Rosa. But arms soldiers were seen entering the Senate just before the chaos broke out.

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Shots reportedly fired inside the Philippines senate as law enforcement officers attempt to arrest former police chief Bato Dela Rosa on an international criminal court warrant related to the violent anti drug campaign under President Duterte.

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Senate now locked down, surrounded by armed police, Bato Dela Rosa has been seen and seem safe. Multiple shots from one part of the building. Unclear who is shooting.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Thailand's divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over? https://t.co/dzGEm68BnU

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

@hmarston4 @sheehanj920 China knows the junta will play the ASSK card when it thinks it can get the greatest benefit, & when it is sure she poses little risk to them. It’s a matter of when, not if she’s released, likely this year. All part of the choreography of MAH winning respectability in the region.

[Phil Robertson @Reaproy]

An amazing lineup of journalists & academics will help @FCCThai & @unescobangkok celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 2 at 7 pm, holding a penetrating discussion about the role of AI & newsrooms across Southeast Asia & the world, & how media is changing as a result. Free & open to the public! Don't miss it! https://t.co/3Og9FrXalq
#Bangkok #Thailand #WhatsHappeninginThailand

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound https://t.co/MlxzDOjL2G

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One of the most memorable evenings @FCCThai - Denis Gray, one of the last journalists who covered the Indochina war, taking about his extraordinary life and career ... https://t.co/4L0GilKhbh via @YouTube

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Myanmar's coup leader who set off a brutal civil war is set to become president https://t.co/gEiD61YTgu

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Excellent, clear-eyed analysis - and in view of Trump’s clumsy reference to Pearl Harbour in front of PM Takaichi, some trenchant comparisons with Japan-US misunderstandings in WW2

[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

This is a rather brilliant analysis of the theory of victory in the US and Iran by @brynntannehill - and why it bodes ill for a short conflict

https://t.co/7cPxmtImqe

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

This should be fun https://t.co/LfK12F9y98

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

If you thought last year was wild, what about 2026? 5 top speakers will take you through the geopolitical landscape ⁦@FCCThai⁩ tonight, I will be moderating and there is a special Fire Horse cocktail too. https://t.co/x9r2XYRUc7

[Mariko Oi 大井真理子 @BBCMarikoOi]

🇵🇭 Marcos vs Duterte with @pakhead @RegineCabato

We look at political dynasties & endemic corruption👇🏻

フィリピン🇵🇭2大政治一族の連携→対立💥

ICC拘束、弾劾訴追、反汚職デモ🪧

フィリピンの政治中枢に何が起きているのか？

マルコス🆚ドゥテルテを解析👇🏻
https://t.co/JlNob7e1PY

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

@DerekTonkinUK People forget that Timor-Leste’s president Jose Ramos Horta is a Nobel laureate who spent much of his life campaigning for his country’s independence and against abusive authoritarianism. His stance on Myanmar is to some extent personal.

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

Old-style politics beats youthful ideals in Thai election https://t.co/omoucXDC5c

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

The ever-evolving scam business. And the Cambodian authorities are arresting journalists trying to report on scam compounds, not a great look if you want to convince the world you are fighting the business.

[Nathan Paul Southern @NathanPSouthern]

The scale of a new scam compound we uncovered on the Cambodia-Vietnam border staggering.