Cambodia to shun bilateral dialogue. Foreign Ministry’s letter to Thai Embassy says JBC mechanism cannot resolve border dispute Cambodia has indefinitely postponed a boundary panel meeting with Thailand scheduled for later this month, shattering Thai hopes of settling the border conflict bilaterally. The Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh received a letter from the Cambodian Foreign […]
BANGKOK, 9 November 2010 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Major General Sanan Kajornprasart revealed that he had met with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Norway. During a press conference yesterday, Major General Sanan, one of the deputy prime ministers, talked about his merit-making trip to nine temples in nine different countries. He said he […]
Cambodian officials have said that Prime Minister Hun Sen would “absolutely not” discuss allegations that anti-government activists from Thailand received weapons training in Cambodia during a meeting later this month with Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva. On Monday, an official from Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation reportedly alleged that a group of 11 antigovernment Red Shirt […]
CHIANG MAI, Thailand: Thailand’s tourism industry has been hit hard by the ongoing political unrest in the kingdom, but efforts to woo visitors back are in full swing. Tourism makes up just 6.5 per cent of Thailand’s GDP, but welcoming visitors is what the kingdom is best known for. Protests by the “red shirts” and […]
Thai officials on Saturday called an emergency Cabinet meeting in the face of unrelenting anti-government street protests that have raised fears of broader civil unrest across the country. Thai officials on Saturday called an emergency Cabinet meeting in the face of unrelenting anti-government street protests that have raised fears of broader civil unrest across the […]
