THAILAND today (Oct. 10) strongly denied Cambodia’s accusation of delaying Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting and obstructing boundary survey and demarcation efforts, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of Joint Information Centre on the Thailand-Cambodia Situation, refuted Cambodian government spokesperson’s accusation pointing out that Thailand is commitment to resolving boundary
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Sihasak slams Cambodia for distorting the truth while attending key maritime hearing
By Amarin TV and Reuters – published by CNA DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow blasted Cambodia after delivering an opening statement at UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore over long-standing dispute with the neighbouring country over valuable maritime resources for continuing to distort the truth and repeatedly maligning Thailand by presenting falsehoods.
Read moreAre scam gangs trafficking victims’ organs?
Special report by Anantachai Watcharasathian, TV Channel 7 SUSPICIONS have arisen that scam networks dabble in more than financial fraud and human trafficking with security agencies believing they are also linked to heinous crimes such as organ trafficking. The scam empire that was exposed to the world after Thai troops secured O’Smach area, opposite
Read moreThailand 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 moreWeapon prices climbed 30% during conflict with Cambodia: Minister
DEFENCE Minister Lt. Gen. Adul Boonthamcharoen said a key lesson learnt from the Thai-Cambodian conflict is that “money can’t buy weapons” and even if they are available an additional 30% surcharge is added and for this reason the country should produce what is essential for survival, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 18). In opening the
Read moreSihasak optimistic as Australian diplomat is chosen to preside over Thai-Cambodian conciliation
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow expressed confidence in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s (UNCLOS’s) Conciliation Commission tasked with helping resolve a maritime dispute with Cambodia after Australian diplomat and legal expert Katrina Cooper was appointed the fifth conciliator and the chair, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Aug. 15).
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 moreThai PM urged to ask Chinese leader to not deliver more tanks to Khmers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI RUAM PALANG MP Wasawat Poungponsri today (July 17) advised Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to suspend delivery of a supplementary batch of Chinese-built, main battle tanks to Cambodia for the sake of Thailand’s border security reasons. The elected lawmaker/secretary-general of the splinter opposition party
Read moreAir force rebuts Cambodia’s claim of a Thai F-16 fighter jet crashing
THE Thai air force strongly denied one of its F-16 fighter jets had crashed with the video shared on Cambodian social media actually being an old incident of an emergency landing in Greece, Naewna newspaper said today (July 13). ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of the Thai-Cambodian Situation Information Centre, said the release of a
Read moreNight entry to border village imposed but curfew not declared
THE Thai army today (June 29) clarified that a curfew has not been declared at Ban Nong Chan village in Sa Kaeo province, next to Cambodia, but night entry along border markers 46-47 banned to prevent outsiders from infiltrating and filming the area, starting a fight, bringing in weapons or weapon-like objects and carrying
Read moreAnutin holds talks with Hun Manet during summit in Russia
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 19) revealed that he held a brief conversation with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet during the Special Asean-Russia Summit and Asean-Russia Business Forum being held in the Russian city Kazan with both affirming that neither side wanted conflict and that the Thai government is committed to moving forward
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 moreChina has delivered 39 T-59D tanks to Cambodia: Diplomat
CHINA today (June 9) confirmed that 39 T-59D tanks have been delivered to Cambodia with this being the first batch of 93 being sent to the neighbouring country as part of an annual military cooperation programme, Naewna newspaper said. Chinese Military Attaché Maj. Gen. Zhang Linhong unexpectedly paid a visit to the Defence Ministry
Read moreGovt reassures no talks on joint development in joining UN maritime arbitration
By TV Channel 7 and Reuters – published by AOL AMID concern over Thailand joining a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve maritime boundary dispute, the government today (June 7) reassured the public that this does not involve negotiations for joint development or sharing of resources. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, a spokesperson for
Read moreAnutin shrugs off Cambodia’s move over maritime dispute
By PPTVHD36 and Reuters – published by Yahoo!News PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 2) dismissed Cambodia launching a compulsory conciliation process under international law over Thailand’s unilateral cancellation of Memorandum of Understanding 2544 (MOU44) between the two neighbouring countries on border demarcation and working towards joint offshore energy exploration stating that there is no
Read moreAnutin tells Macron Thailand was not the aggressor in battle with Cambodia
IN A MEETING with French President Emmanuel Macron at 9.30 a.m. in Paris (2.30 p.m. in Thailand) today (May 26) Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insisted that Thailand was not the aggressor in the two rounds of fighting with Cambodia last year, PPTVHD36 said. As Macron had inquired about the border conflict with Cambodia, Anutin
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 moreCambodia frees Thai man arrested while foraging in border forest
A THAI man who was arrested for illegally entering Cambodia after being caught foraging in a border forest was handed over to Thailand this morning (May 15), Naewna newspaper said. This is a positive sign of cooperation between the two neighbouring countries and helps reduce tension along the border to some extent. The release
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
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