Phnom Penh/Bangkok – Cambodia on Friday denied having anything to do with the death of a Thai soldier allegedly killed on the border overnight, hours after a ceasefire agreement. General Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the Thai army, said earlier that Cambodia renewed their shelling of Thai positions after Thursday’s agreement, killing one soldier. A spokesman […]
BANGKOK, April 29 – Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said the country is prepared to fight its case to resolve the ongoing border dispute in the World Court after its neighbour Cambodia appealed to the court to clarify its 1962 ruling about the ancient Preah Vihear temple. Thai foreign ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi […]
Bird flu could return to Thailand after the number of patients infected with avian influenza in neighbouring countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia, drastically increased over the past four months, health experts warn. The Public Health Ministry should keep a close eye on the possibility of cross-border transmission of the deadly H5N1 bird flu, Dr Tawee […]
Phnom Penh – A senior Cambodian military source said Thursday that Thai and Cambodian military commanders agreed a ceasefire during a morning meeting. The source, who asked not to be named, told the German Press Agency dpa that General Chea Morn, who commands the armed forces in the Cambodian military’s Region 4, had agreed the […]
Japanese visitors will be granted a visa on arrival for 90 days, instead of 30 days, for a period of six months, starting from 1 May to 31 October 2011. The decision was made by the Cabinet, during its meeting on April 26, when the Ministry of Tourism and Sports submitted the proposal for approval. […]
The Cambodian government on Wednesday condemned Bangkok’s threat to use military action to force Cambodian troops from areas that Thailand considers in dispute. Phom Penh “considers the above decision of (the Thai) government as tantamount to a declaration of war against Cambodia,” Cambodian Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said. Read more: The Nation
Thai and Cambodian soldiers clashed on Tuesday afternoon in the disputed area around Preah Vihear temple on the border in Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket province, and again on the border in Surin province. The fighting began about 1.30pm, with sounds of fierce exchanges involving both small arms and heavy weapons, local reports said. […]
BANGKOK, 26 April 2011 (NNT) – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has requested both Thailand and Cambodia to exercise maximum restraint in the wake of the renewed border skirmishes since last Friday. Ms Clinton expressed her concerns on behalf of the US regarding the battles between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border. […]
