NARATHIWAT — Thailand plans to erect security fencing to close off illegal waterway crossings along the border with Malaysia, aiming to combat smuggling and other cross-border crime between Narathiwat province in Thailand and Kelantan state in Malaysia. Thai Military Unveils Design for New Border Fence with Cambodia The initiative follows the example of Malaysian security […]
BANGKOK – At least 27 people have died after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Andaman Sea near the Thai-Malaysian maritime border, according to authorities from both countries. The tragedy has highlighted the ongoing peril faced by members of Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim minority who undertake dangerous sea journeys in search of safety. Rohingya […]
KUALA LUMPUR – In a significant diplomatic development, US President Donald Trump co-signed a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia during the inaugural stop of his Asia tour in Kuala Lumpur. The accord, aimed at ending a bloody border conflict, was formally endorsed by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, […]
BANGKOK – The Malaysian government has approved the construction of a significant new security wall along its border with Thailand, allocating a budget of 1.5 billion ringgit (approximately 11.5 billion baht) for the project. The barrier will be built in the state of Kelantan, facing Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat, the Bangkok Post reported. Narathiwat […]
BANGKOK – An Australian academic arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge alleges he has become a victim of transnational repression, asserting that his detention stems from writings critical of the Malaysian government. Murray Hunter, a 66-year-old independent scholar, was taken into custody Monday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as he prepared to board a flight […]
BANGKOK — Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire Monday, ending five days of intense fighting that killed at least 36 people and displaced nearly 300,000 civilians in one of the deadliest border confrontations between the neighbors in over a decade. Thai-Cambodian Border Clashes Continue as Leaders Prepare for Crucial Peace Talks Truce Takes […]
BANGKOK — Despite ongoing skirmishes along their shared border, Thailand and Cambodia are set to hold high-stakes peace talks Monday afternoon in Malaysia, as international pressure mounts to end the deadliest clashes between the neighbors in over a decade. The meeting comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened trade sanctions unless both sides agree to […]
Malaysian authorities are evaluating the construction of a border wall along a strategic section of the Thai frontier as part of intensified measures to curb rampant smuggling activities. The proposal, targeting the Kelantan-Narathiwat border zone, comes amid growing concerns over cross-border drug trafficking and illegal migration. Thailand’s New Deep South Military Chief Vows to Focus […]
