THE Border Patrol Police schools in Surin province held an evacuation drill this morning (June 6) to train students on handling a crisis amid Thai-Cambodian border tension after a clash at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, on May 28, Naewna newspaper said. The drill was led by headmasters and teachers of the Border Patrol
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Thailand does not accept World Court jurisdiction: PM
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (June 5) said Thailand does not accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) while committed to a peaceful resolution of a border dispute with Cambodia, Amarin TV said. The Thai Prime Minister underscored the country’s stance after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet this morning said the
Read moreCambodia rules out talks on 4 areas, sending case to World Court
THE CAMBODIAN government today (June 5) said the issue of three disputed temples and a contested area will not be included in the agenda of the upcoming Joint Border Committee meeting as it has been decided to refer the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Naewna newspaper and Khmer Times news site
Read moreSeven border provinces get urgent message to step up security
THE INTERIOR Ministry today (June 4) sent urgent letters to governors of seven provinces adjacent to Cambodia to implement four measures in boosting the safety of the people and arrange resources and personnel to support troops on security missions along the border, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Traisuree Traisaranakul, the ministry’s spokesperson, said Deputy Prime
Read moreCambodia claims intercepting Thai drone while Thai regional army chief vows to defend sovereignty
CAMBODIA today (June 3) claimed it had intercepted a Thai drone gathering intelligence on Cambodian military positions while Thai Second Army Commander Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang vowed to defend Thai sovereignty, Naewna newspaper and Khmer Times news site said. According to the Cambodian news report, Cambodian soldiers stationed at the frontline in Preah Vihear
Read moreCambodian PM wants to raise disputed temples, border area with World Court
CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Manet today (June 2) posted a message on Facebook that his country wants to raise three disputed ancient temples and a contested area to the International Court of Justice for a ruling, TV Channel 7 said. In stating that Cambodia wants to resolve the border issues peacefully through technical mechanisms
Read moreThai army: Hun Sen claiming Emerald Triangle is Cambodian territory is just a claim
THE Thai army today (June 1) denied former Cambodian prime minister and current head of Cambodian senate Hun Sen’s claim that the Emerald Triangle is Cambodian territory, saying it is just a claim and does not affect the actual border, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the army spokesman, in answering
Read moreThai-Cambodian border will only be closed in case of high risk: Thai army
THE THAI army this afternoon (May 31) said closure of Thai-Cambodian border is part of the plan in the event of high risk affecting national security, including use of long-range weapons, but right now there is only a problem in some border areas, Neawna newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the army spokesman, said
Read moreThai army to prohibit entry to clash point after Hun Sen’s announcement
AFTER Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen this morning (May 30) reasserted a claim that the area where Thai and Cambodian troops clashed leading to the death of a Cambodian soldier is Cambodian territory despite the two countries’ armed forces reaching an agreement yesterday, Thai Army Commander Gen. Pana Klaewplodthuk is now gearing up to
Read moreThai Army Chief offers condolences over death of Cambodian soldier in Chong Bok clash
THAI ARMY Commander Gen. Pana Klaewplodthuk offered condolences over the death of a Cambodian soldier during a brief clash at an overlapping area in Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, yesterday morning (May 28) during a meeting with Cambodian Army Commander Gen. Mao Sophan with the latter saying troops who violated orders will be moved
Read morePaetongtarn: Talks held with Cambodian PM to resolve border problem
FOLLOWING a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, early this morning (May 28) Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this evening that she held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on resolving the border problem quickly but she kept mum on her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss
Read moreCambodian troops seen digging trenches in overlapping area triggering brief clash
AFTER a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, early this morning (May 28) a senior army officer said the Cambodian soldiers were spotted digging two trenches in the claimed area in violation of MOU 43, Naewna newspaper said. Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, Second Army Region commander, said
Read morePro-monarchy groups clash with Myanmar protesters
PRO-MONARCHY groups clashed with some Myanmar workers led by a Thai activist who had gathered in front of the UN building in Bangkok to protest the participation of Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in the 6th Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit held here on Thursday and
Read moreShoppers flee in panic as vocational students clash at shopping mall
PANIC-STRICKEN shoppers fled for safety after two groups of vocational students armed with pistols and knives clashed in the middle of a popular shopping mall in Pathumwan district last evening (March 22), Amarin TV said. At 7.30 p.m. Pathumwan police station was alerted of youths fighting in this shopping mall with patrol officers quickly
Read moreFour drug runners killed in two clashes at Chiang Mai border area
RANGERS clashed with drug traffickers twice since last night along the border with Myanmar at Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai leading to four of them being killed in the firefights but no casualties among the troops, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 9). Seized after the two clashes were 195 kilogrammes of crystal
Read more405kg Ice seized after clash with drug runners in Chiang Rai
A TEAM of soldiers from Tap Chao Tak unit of Pha Muang Task Force clashed with drug traffickers on the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai before dawn today (Oct. 20) leading to the seizure of 405kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), Naewna newspaper said. The team was patrolling an area near Sai river in Mai
Read more‘Sukhumvit 11’ hashtag tops X trend in Thailand after Thai, Filipino transvestites clash
AFTER 20 Filipino transvestites attacked two Thai katoeys leading to a large number of the latter gathering in front of a hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 11/1 and later despite police having moved in also bashed up one of the former, this punchup led to #Sukhumvit11 hashtag topping today’s (Mar. 5) X trend in Thailand,
Read morePoliceman killed in gunfight with drug runner
A NARCOTICS Suppression Bureau policeman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with a drug trafficker who was likewise shot dead with another policeman injured in a car chase in Chaing Rai province yesterday (Sep. 19) that ended with around 5-6 million methamphetamine pills plus some crystal methamphetamine (Ice) being seized, TV Channel 7
Read moreIndia reports injuries on both sides in border clash with China
New Delhi – Indian troops prevented Chinese soldiers from entering Indian territory on Dec, 9 during a border scuffle that led to injuries on both sides, India’s defence minister said on Tuesday (Dec. 13), in the first such clash since 2020 between the Asian giants. The incident occurred in the Tawang sector of India’s
Read more15 drug traffickers killed in clash with Thai troops
A TEAM of rangers and soldiers ambushed drug traffickers carrying crystal methamphetamine from Myanmar to Chiang Mai last night (Dec. 7) and in the ensuing gunfight killed 15 of them without any fatalities on the Thai side, Matichon newspaper said. Rangers from Pha Muang Task Force company 3207 together with soldiers from the 4th
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