By Thai Newsroom Reporters CAMBODIA HAS GOTTEN as many as 4,000 drones which could probably be used either in reconnaissance or attack missions against counterforce and countervalue targets in Thailand, according to a former senior government official. Those reconnaissance and attack drones supplied by China and currently at disposal of Cambodian forces might not
Month: August 2025
Around 2,500 Cambodian troops have died in border clashes: Thai army
THE THAI army estimates that around 2,500 Cambodian soldiers have died in the border clashes while they are trying to retake Prasat Ta Khwai area in Panom Dongrak district of Surin and Pumakhua area in Kantharalak district of Sisaket, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 5). Maj. Gen. Wanchana Sawatdee, deputy army spokesman, said in
Read moreAir Force Chief to sign for four more Gripen jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AIR FORCE CHIEF ACM Panpakdee Patanakul is scheduled to leave for Sweden later this month to close a purchase deal for another four Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, an air force source confirmed today (Aug.5). The four Gripen fighter jets reportedly constitute an initial batch of a dozen Swedish-made
Read moreState Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many. In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on
Read morePhumtham lifts ban on poker but details still be worked out
ACTING PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai signed an order revoking a ministerial announcement to legalise poker with the aim of hosting international sporting events in the country but legislative details are still being studied, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Aug. 4). As this is a sensitive issue, the Council of State would have to
Read moreThaksin’s niece not a spy for Khmers: Senior govt official
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NIECE OF DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra was definitely by no means a spy for Cambodia as bluntly accused on social media, said a senior government official today (Aug.4). Russ Chalichan, assistant to Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, categorically dismissed as groundless the allegations circulated online
Read moreThailand not withdrawing troops from border while hoping for good outcome at talks
THAILAND is not withdrawing troops from the border while hoping that the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting that started in Malaysia today, Aug.4, and will continue till Aug. 7 yields good results, Thai Rath newspaper said. Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, commander of the Second Army Region, said he did not yet know what was
Read moreLeicester City put up banners to tell the world Thailand did not start the clashes
LEICESTER CITY, owned by CEO of King Power Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, put up banners on the pitch and the scoreboard with the message #TruthFromThailand during their pre-season friendly match with Italian club ACF Fiorentina yesterday (Aug. 3) with this ending at 2-0 for the former, Naewna newspaper said today. This is the Thai-own English club’s
Read moreEFL concerned about future of Sheffield Wednesday
Story by Daniel Austin – BBC Sport senior journalist THE English Football League is increasingly concerned about the future of Sheffield Wednesday and their ability to fulfil their Championship fixtures this season, the BBC has been told. The Owls are in a deepening financial crisis under the ownership of Thai businessman Dejpon Chansiri, including
Read moreThai army quashes Hun Sen’s claim it is about to launch an attack tonight
THE Thai army denied it is evacuating residents in Surin province in order to launch an attack on Cambodia tonight (Aug. 3) as claimed by Cambodian leader Hun Sen who quoted the Khmer Defence Ministry as saying so, Amarin TV said. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the army spokesperson, refuted a rumour circulating on social
Read moreHun Sen appears to be in charge, has violated Cambodian Constitution
A THAI academic and international media have indicated that former Cambodian prime minister and current Senate President Hun Sen still plays a direct role in controlling and commanding military affairs on the Thai-Cambodian border while Khmer authorities have violated their own constitution, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 3). Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, spokesman for the
Read moreRussia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts
RUSSIA’S Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday (Aug. 3) after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave heights were low, but warned people to move away from the shore. The Pacific
Read moreMasterpiece Fasting Buddha statue now on display at Thai National Museum
BUDDHIST devotees in Thailand and around the world now have a chance to visit and pray before a masterpiece replica of the Fasting Buddha, considered to be one of the “most profound and powerful depictions of the historical Buddha before his enlightenment.” The statue is on display at the National Museum in Bangkok, gifted
Read moreRally held to support troops at the border and press Paetongtarn to resign
A DEMONSTRATION got underway at the Victory Monument today (Aug. 2) to show support for troops at the Thai-Cambodian border after five days of clashes and also demand that suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign without waiting for the Constitutional Court’s verdict, Thai Rath newspaper said. The rally, arranged by the Ruam Palang Phaendin
Read moreThailand agrees on inviting US, China to observe upcoming border meeting
AFTER previously appearing to disagree with Cambodia’s request that observers from US and China be also invited to join the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting as is Malaysia with the talks being held during Aug. 4-7, the Thai Defence Ministry later said all three countries would be invited because not doing so would be
Read moreJapan says ‘seriously concerned’ about Myanmar elections without release of those detained
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Tokyo – Japan is “seriously concerned” that Myanmar’s planned elections without release of those detained could provoke “further strong backlash from the people” and “make a peaceful resolution more difficult”, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday (Aug. 1). Japan once again strongly urges the Myanmar military to
Read moreVendor seeks help after paying over a million baht interest on small loan
A FOOD vendor filed a complaint at the Centre for Suppression of Informal Debt that a loan shark has been charging her exorbitant interest on 20,000 baht she borrowed six years ago and after paying over a million baht the principal has not been reduced, Amarin TV said this evening (Aug. 1). Ms. Somsakul
Read moreThai army tells envoys Chong-arnma area is part of Thai territory
THE THAI army clarified to ambassadors and diplomats from 23 countries who visited the border area where clashes with Cambodia took place today (Aug. 1) that Chong-arnma is within Thai territory despite Cambodian authorities having taken another party of diplomats to visit it yesterday, Thai Rath newspaper said. Ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission
Read moreThai air force denies reports of suspended sale of Swedish-made Gripen jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE today (Aug.1) categorically dismissed news reports that Sweden has suspended the sale of a dozen Saab JAS 39 Gripen jets to Thailand in the wake of an unprecedented use of the multirole combat aircraft during the Thai air force’s recent missions against Cambodian forces along the
Read more19% tariff for both Thailand and Cambodia shows US more focused on mutual benefit: Korn
FORMER finance minister Korn Chatikavanij said in a Facebook post today (Aug. 1) that US tariff of 19 percent for both Thailand and Cambodia shows that the superpower is not distinguishing between right and wrong and clearly in this era friendship is not as important as mutual benefit, TV Channel 7 said. US President
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