Chon Buri – When a protest by Cambodian workers at a chicken slaughter factory in Chon Buri’s Nong Yai district on Sunday got out of control, police reinforcements were brought in and four of their cars were damaged. The Cambodians were angry that Thai workers who injured a number of Cambodians in an earlier fistfight […]
The Thai military has vowed to fight to protect the country’s sovereignty if they are pressured to withdraw from the border areas following reports that the Cambodian army has reinforced troops and heavy weapons along the border. Reports doing the rounds say there are Cambodian troops fully equipped with tanks and cannons pointing at the […]
BANGKOK, 20 May 2011 (NNT)-Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti expressed his readiness in attending a bilateral talk with Cambodia in Paris, adding that the problem began when the Preah Vihear was listed as one of the world’s heritage site. According to Mr. Suwit, the talk will be held from 25-26 May, 2011 with […]
SURIN, May 3 – Fighting erupted Monday night on the Thai-Cambodian border in Thailand’s northeastern Surin province killing another Thai soldier and wounding three others, according to 2nd Army Region Spokesman Col Prawit Hukaew. Col Prawit said the fighting started at around 9pm as Cambodian soldiers using M-16 and AK-47 rifles, mortars and hand grenades […]
Despite yesterday’s cease fire agreement between the regional field commanders of Thailand and Cambodia, fighting between the two countries continued last night around the Ta Moan Thom and Ta Kwai temples. The clashes resulted in the death of one Thai soldiers and injured four others. Read more: TAN Network
A Thai man later died from his injuries following a shooting incident at a popular Thai Pub in the early hours of Monday Morning. Reports were received by Police that a major fight had broken out at the Pub and Restaurant located at the North-end of Pattaya Third Road at 4.50am, well after its permitted […]
Buri Ram – Two houses in a border village in Buri Ram were damaged when strayed artillery shells from the border clash in the adjacent Surin landed on the village. Nat Chartwattanasiri, chief of Ban Kruad district, said the strayed shell hit Ban Khokkrachai village in Tambon Saitaku at 4 pm. 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. […]
