MYANMAR’S temporary ban on import of frozen foods and various other products from Thai border town Mae Sai across to Tachileik triggered chaos today (Sep. 21) with small traders stuck on and nearby the First Mae Sai-Tachileik Bridge, Amarin TV said. Myanmar authorities cited a lack of standard inspections and unpaid Myanmar taxes as
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Thailand rejects Cambodia’s claims of Anutin violating Khmer sovereignty
AMID an accusation that Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul violated Cambodian sovereignty during a visit to Chong An Ma border crossing (called An Seh by Cambodians) in Ubon Ratchathani province last weekend, Thailand’s Joint Information Centre (JIC) chief ACM Praphas Sonjaidee said that his visit was to encourage troops and not demarcate the boundary,
Read moreBorder trade turns positive growing by 3.9% in June
THAILAND’S border trade registered a growth of 3.9 percent for the first time in 13 months in June driven by trade with Malaysia and Laos but the figure for Cambodia remained zero as all border checkpoints are stll shut, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 6). Ms. Arada Fuengthong, director-general of the Department of International Trade,
Read moreAnutin, Anwar Ibrahim open key road across the border
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim presided over a ceremony opening a road linking Sadao checkpoint in Songkhla province on the Thai side with the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Malaysia’s Kedah state late this morning (July 10) heralding the Thai-Malaysian Economic Gateway with the aim of racking in
Read moreCambodia complains about repeated delays in demarcating border
TENSION between Thailand and Cambodia rose after the latter sent a letter urging Thailand to promptly send its survey team to jointly work on border demarcation with this having been repeatedly put off since the Feb. 8 general election in Thailand followed by re-election of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for a second term, Amarin
Read moreThailand refutes Cambodia’s claim of firing shots at border
THAILAND denied firing 22 rounds at Chong Chom border crossing, Surin province, abutting Cambodia’s O’smach border town, Oddar Meanchey province, stating that only warnings were shouted across after Khmer troops were seen moving closer to the Thai-controlled territory, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said this evening (May 24). The 2nd Army Region said it
Read moreCambodia sends juvenile, adult offenders to support frontline forces
CAMBODIA is seen strengthening its border defences by transferring 790 juvenile and adult offenders jailed over gang-related crimes to detention and training centres along the border for vocational training after which help build border strongholds and support frontline forces, Amarin TV and Cambodianess.com said today (May 23). According to a statement from Cambodia’s General
Read moreThai, Cambodian troops sort out border claim amid new warning
WHILE negotiations by Thai and Cambodian troops defused tension at Sa Kaeo province with the latter agreeing to pull back to the Thai borderline until the Joint Border Committee (JBC) officially concludes demarcation in future a veteran Thai soldier warned of silent offensive, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 20). This issue arose
Read moreKhmer troops still unleashing disruptive gunfire along the border: Thai army
THE Thai army said today (May 14) that Cambodian troops have been unleashing small arms fire daily along the 400-kilometre border in an attempt to provoke Thai soldiers to respond then turn it into an international issue in their propaganda warfare, Naewna newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the Thai Army spokesperson, said Khmer
Read moreAudio clip on border opening is fake: PM
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul denied an audio clip circulating in Cambodia wherein he is alleged to have said he is reopening the border crossings between the two countries is what he had said with this being just AI voice cloning, Naewna newspaper said today (May 13). “That’s clearly AI. I’m not good at speaking
Read moreSihasak unaware of Cambodia registering scrapped MOU44 under Unclos
FOREIGN Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he had no knowledge of Cambodia having secretly registered Memorandum of Understanding 2544 (MOU44) between the two neighbouring countries on border demarcation and working towards joint offshore energy exploration under Unclos before Thailand cancelled it, Naewna newspaper said today (May 12). With both Thailand and Cambodia having ratified United
Read moreSecurity beefed up after Myanmar bomb lands in Thailand
SECURITY has been stepped up at Mae Hong Son’s Mae Sariang district after a Myanmar junta fighter jet dropped a bomb there while bombarding a Karen National Union (KNU) military hospital in Karen province’s Hpapun district on Monday (April 20), Naewna newspaper said this morning (April 22). Mr. Worasak Panthong, Mae Sariang’s district chief,
Read moreResidents worried as Cambodia reinforces troops at Sa Kaeo border
RESIDENTS of Sa Kaeo province abutting Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province are apprehensive as Phnom Penh has sent additional troops and equipment to K5 road, directly opposite Ban Nong Chan village on the Thai side, Amarin TV said this evening (April 19). This reinforcement is less than 150 metres from an area previously recaptured by
Read moreThai-Cambodian border crossings remain shut: PM
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (April 15) confirmed that Thai-Cambodian border crossings at Trat and Chanthaburi have not yet been reopened nor have there been diplomatic discussions between the two countries, PPTVHD36 said. Meanwhile Cambodia denied reports that it asked Thailand to reopen the border for emergency goods, saying it is Thailand’s responsibility to
Read moreSecurity stepped up at Surin border after provocation by Khmer troops
THE Thai army tightened security at Chong Chom border crossing in Surin province after provocation by Cambodian soldiers with armoured personnel carriers deployed to control the area, Naewna and Amarin TV said this evening (April 2). ACM Praphas Sonjaidee, the Thai air force’s assistant commander-in-chief and director of the Joint Information Centre for the
Read moreExchange of gunfire at Thai-Cambodian border
A SMALL CLASH occurred at the Thai-Cambodian border this morning (Feb. 24) with Khmer troops firing a mortar round into Thai territory and a Thai patrol unit then retaliating by firing an M79 grenade launcher in their direction, Naewna newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Winai Suwaree, a spokesman of the Thai army, said that Second
Read moreNew anti-personnel landmines found at Trat border
THE Thai navy discovered six new PMN-2 anti-personnel landmines at Chamrak area, Mueang district, Trat province, during an operation, entitled “Trat Pikhat Phairi” (Trat Annihilates the Enemy), to reclaim and clear this zone yesterday (Feb. 14), Amarin TV said today. RADM Parach Rattanachaiyapan, the navy’s spokesperson, said investigation confirmed that these mines were newly
Read moreChinese man threatens to shoot influencer over placing containers at Thai-Cambodian border
TROUBLE flared up at Thai-Cambodian border in Trat province today (Feb. 7) after Thai troops placed containers supplied by a social media influencer with this enraging Cambodians and Chinese in the area with one of the latter threatening to shoot the influencer, PPTVHD36 said this evening. The “Army Military Force” Facebook page posted a
Read moreTensions rise in Sisaket after ‘ill-disciplined’ Khmers fire grenade
THE border area in Sisaket province is tense today (Feb. 5) after Cambodian troops fired a 40mm grenade to the Thai side which their commanders explained occurred through a lapse in discipline by their troops and they have been warned, Amarin TV said this afternoon. The Second Army Region said they had coordinated with
Read more2 soldiers hurt as fire at barbed fire fence ignites old explosives
A FIRE that broke out at a grove of bamboo trees in front of a barbed wire fence at Chong An Ma in Ubon Ratchathani province ignited old explosives injuring two Thai soldiers, PPTVHD36 said today (Jan. 30). The Second Army Region was informed by soldiers stationed at Chong An Ma that the fire
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