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Final day of Thai-Cambodian border meeting starts with private meeting

  THE THIRD and the final day of the General Border Committee (GBC) secretariat-level meeting started a little late this morning (Dec. 26) after the Khmer delegation chief asked for a private discussion with his Thai counterpart, PPTVHD36 said. The Cambodian delegation arrived at  Ban Phak Krad permanent border crossing in Pong Nam Ron district,

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Asean to seek resolution to Thailand-Cambodia conflict with Malaysia meeting

  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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Anutin in South Korea for Apec meeting 

  PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul and his delegation have arrived in South Korean for the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders’ meeting and related events where he will get an opportunity to hold informal talks with leaders from various countries and boost confidence of the global community in Thailand’s economic potential, Amarin TV said.

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Cambodia assents to all 4 agreements tabled by Thailand at key meeting

  THE second Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) meeting held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today (Oct. 23) ended quickly with Cambodia easily acquiescing to all four agreements presented by Thailand, Amarin TV said  Thai Defence Minister Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit said after the meeting ended at 10.45 a.m. that the four pacts the two countries agreed

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Defence Minister off to Malaysia for meeting after progress at border talks 

  THAI DEFENCE Minister Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit and his entourage flew to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the second Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) meeting  this morning (Oct. 23) after progress was made at a Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting in Chanthaburi last night, PPTVHD 36 said. The JBC meeting, presided over by former Thai

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Cambodia mum on mine clearing and crackdown on scammers at key meeting

  WHILE both Thailand and Cambodia reiterated their commitment to the ceasefire agreement signed in Malaysia on Aug. 7 at today’s (Aug. 16) Regional Border Committee meeting the Khmer team did not respond to Thai proposal to clear landmines and crackdown on scammers, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. The Thai team at this meeting, which

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Thailand 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

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Ministry says JBC meeting proceeding well while leaked chat triggers social media storm

  THE FOREIGN Ministry’s spokesperson said the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Committee (JBC) meeting at Phnom Penh today (June 14) proceeded well and is continuing tomorrow while mentioning that he does not know anything about an alleged leaked chat indicating Thailand has discussed accepting Cambodia’s 1:200,000 map, which could lead to losing some territory and was

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Thai, 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

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COLUMN: As fires threaten the PATA region, who will stop the pyromaniacs?

  THE PATA Annual Summit 2024 opens in Macau today, May 15, with the usual fanfare that has accompanied such events. Delegate numbers have crossed the projected targets. The programme is “guaranteeing a wealth of enriching experiences, including dynamic plenary sessions, participative roundtables & breakout sessions.” A rash of images will be uploaded on Facebook

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HM King endorses cabinet, special meeting on Wednesday

  UPON His Majesty the King endorsing new cabinet members nominated by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who concurrently serves as finance minister, yesterday (Sept. 1) with the list announced in the Royal Gazette today, a special cabinet meeting has been arranged for Wednesday (Sep. 6), Naewna newspaper said. It is still being considered where in

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Each time House meeting collapses through lack of quorum ‘8.2m baht is wasted’

  AFTER the House of Representatives meeting yesterday (Aug. 31) was adjourned through a lack of quorum, a Move Forward MP calculated that each time this occurs over 8.2 million baht is wasted, Sanook.com said today (Sept. 1). At yesterday’s meeting Palang Prachrath MP for Chachoensao  Mr. Atthakorn Sirilatthayakon had tabled a motion on solving

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UFO at Ngamwongwan?

  By Amarin TV and Reuters – published by CNA GOING viral on Thai social media is a TikTok video showing a strange object flying above Ngamwongwan expressway at 7.48 a.m. yesterday morning (June 1)  with the motorist who filmed the clip while stuck in a traffic jam asking whether anyone else had seen what

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