By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Kuala Lumpur – Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet in Malaysia today (Dec. 22), seeking to end border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia that have killed at least 40 people and displaced more than half a million this month. The ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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Trump urges Cambodia, Thailand to honour ceasefire amid renewed border clashes
By Anadolu Agency Washington – US President Donald Trump expects Cambodia and Thailand to fully honour their ceasefire commitments following deadly clashes along their disputed border, a senior administration official told Anadolu on Monday [Dec. 8]. “President Trump is committed to the continued cessation of violence and expects the governments of Cambodia and Thailand
Read moreThai, Cambodian leaders renew peace commitment after border flare-up, says Anwar
By Bernama and published by Malay Mail Kuala Lumpur – Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet have given positive feedback and reaffirmed their commitment to finding a peaceful resolution, thereby adhering to the terms agreed upon in the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said
Read moreMalaysia ready to mediate conflict in southern Thailand: Anwar
AFTER successfully mediating a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he is now ready to mediate the conflict in southern Thailand and work to end the tension between the two sides, a Bernama news agency report published by Free Malaysia Today online news portal said last night (Aug. 9).
Read moreThaksin ‘lobbied Anwar Ibrahim to mediate an end to border fighting’
AFTER Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called Thai acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai offering to mediate an end to the Thai-Cambodian border clashes it was reported that he took this step after being lobbied by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (July 25). Anwar Ibrahim had said in
Read moreGroup asks Anwar Ibrahim to end Thaksin’s Asean chair adviser role
THE Student and People Network for Reform of Thailand today (May 14) submitted a letter to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Malaysian embassy asking him to remove de facto Pheu Thai boss and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as his adviser in his capacity as chair of Association of Southeast Asian Nation
Read moreMyanmar junta chief, Anwar Ibrahim hold talks at Bangkok hotel
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister and Asean chair Anwar Ibrahim held talks with Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing at Bangkok’s Rosewood Hotel this afternoon (Aug. 17) after meeting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House, Amarin TV said. The Malaysian leader arrived at the hotel at 3 p.m. and five minutes later the Myanmar strongman’s
Read moreThaksin, Anwar Ibrahim and Brunei Sultan hold talks on Myanmar, South China Sea
KEY discussions on the Myanmar civil war, the South China Sea sea disputes and intra-Asean trade were held by former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman in Brunei on Tuesday (Feb. 18). In his Facebook post, Anwar Ibrahim, who is
Read moreGeorge Yeo joins Malaysia PM Anwar in meeting with Thaksin
By CNA Kuala Lumpur – Is former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo part of Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s group of informal Asean advisers, alongside ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra? This is the question arising from a Facebook post by Anwar about a meeting he held on Sunday (Feb. 2). In the post, Anwar said
Read moreThaksin allowed by court to leave for Malaysia
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra who has been charged with a lese majeste lawsuit was today (Jan.31) allowed by court to leave for Malaysia over the upcoming weekend. The Criminal Court today allowed the billionaire power player/father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to temporarily depart for Malaysia where
Read moreSerial petitioner calls for probe of Thaksin-Anwar Ibrahim meeting
A POLITICAL activist who is often referred to as a serial petitioner today (Jan. 2) called on Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to investigate whether her father/ de facto Pheu Thai boss had violated a court order forbidding him from leaving the country in recently meeting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on a yacht somewhere
Read moreThaksin confirms holding talks with Malaysian PM on a yacht
FORMER Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra confirmed today (Dec. 27) that he did meet Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on a yacht in the middle of the sea near Thailand’s Koh Lipe and Malaysia’s Langkawi islands yesterday with both of them saying they had fruitful talks about several key issues, Amarin TV said. Thaksin
Read moreThaksin, Thammanat quietly visit Koh Lipe, rumoured to have met Malaysian PM
FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and former agriculture and cooperatives minister Thammanat Prompao quietly travelled Koh Lipe island on a fleet of six yachts and were rumoured to have met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on a yacht sailing in the middle of sea, Amarin TV said this morning (Dec. 27). The fleet of yachts
Read moreMalaysia PM appoints Thai heavyweight Thaksin his adviser on Asean
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today (Dec. 16) appointed Thailand’s billionaire political heavyweight and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra as his personal adviser for when he becomes chair of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc next year. Anwar said Thaksin’s role during his leadership of the Association of
Read moreThai, Malaysian PMs hold talks on security and development
THAI Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held talks in Malaysia’s Kelantan province this afternoon (Aug. 3) where they focused on boosting security and development in the bordering regions, Thai Rath newspaper said. Srettha and his delegation arrived at Narathiwat Airport at 11.22 a.m. after which Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar
Read moreHundreds protest against Malaysian govt after DPM’s graft charges were dropped
By AP and published by CNA Kuala Lumpur – Hundreds of people staged an anti-government rally on Saturday (Sep. 16) in Kuala Lumpur, accusing Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of helping his key ally escape prosecution in exchange for political support. Prosecutors unexpectedly dropped 47 corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
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