THE army has found two more new anti-personnel mines close to the spot at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, where three soldiers got injured in a recent landmine explosion and is asking other countries to condemn Cambodia, Amarin TV said today (July 21). Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the army spokesman, said yesterday a team
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Cambodia to implement military conscription in 2026
By AFP and published by CNA Phnom Penh – Cambodia’s military will begin conscripting civilians next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday (July 14), adding that rising tensions with Thailand was the reason for activating a long-dormant mandatory enlistment law. Cambodia’s parliament in 2006 approved a law that would require all Cambodians aged
Read moreThai army resolves problem after two men punch Cambodian soldier
THE Thai army clarified and reached an understanding with Cambodian soldiers after a former volunteer ranger and another man punched a Cambodian soldier at Prasat Ta Muen Thom border temple, Surin province, this morning (July 13), TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. A video clip released by Ankhor Fresh Facebook page shows two
Read moreThai man drinks toilet cleaner after Cambodians slapped a big fine
A THAI man drank some toilet cleaner to spite Cambodian officials at Poipet checkpoint, opposite Aranyaprathet town, last evening (July 11) after he was told to pay 10,000 baht fine but did not have any money to do so, TV Channel 7 said today. As the Thai man, identified as Mr. Thanawan, 40, then
Read moreCambodian troops intentionally provoke Thai soldiers to film social media clips
THE THAI Second Army Region accused Cambodian soldiers of deliberately crossing over to Thai territory then provoking Thai troops to capture video clips and share on social media to show Cambodians they can intimidate the Thai side, Amarin TV said today (July 5). Meanwhile the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today
Read moreConstitutional Court may keep Paetongtarn from running country from July 8
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT may either practically force Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to stop running the country from early next month or simply drop charges filed against her to the extent that she has severely compromised ethics and honesty whilst handling Thai-Cambodian border conflict. The Constitutional Court is scheduled for July
Read moreChaos at 2 Thai-Cambodian checkpoints as control is stepped up
THERE was chaos at two key Thai-Cambodian checkpoints this morning (June 23) with motorcycles and all other two-wheeled vehicles forbidden from crossing over to the Thai side at one of them while Cambodians were unable to return to their homeland at the other, Amarin TV said. Meanwhile Second Army Region Commander Lt. Gen. Boonsin
Read moreHun Sen tells govt to stop importing Thai canned food, shrugs off oil cut threat
CAMBODIA’S former premier and current Senate President Hun Sen last night (June 20) urged his government to stop importing all types of canned food from Thailand if restricted border opening is not lifted while ignoring a Thai opposition party’s call to stop exporting oil, TV Channel 7 said this morning. In a Facebook post
Read moreCambodia suddenly closes border crossing, causing confusion among locals
THE CAMBODIAN military suddenly announced the closure of a border crossing in Ubon Ratchathani province this morning (June 19) with the Thai side also having to follow suit because no one could cross over to trade and do other business and this confused local people about what was happening, Thai Rath newspaper said. Reporters
Read morePM orders strict monitoring of Israel-Iran conflict and Thai-Cambodian border
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (June 17) ordered strict monitoring of the Israeli-Iranian conflict 24 hours a day and the Thai-Cambodian border tension on hourly basis with no Thais in either Iran or Israel having been injured in the ongoing aerial war so far, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtrakul, spokesperson of the
Read moreCambodians dump good jobs in Thailand and take their fridges back home
A GROUP of around 50 Cambodian workers who had dumped their jobs to return to their homeland amid war fears arrived at Chong Sangam checkpoint in Sisaket province with a whole lot of belongings including refrigerators, Amarin TV said this evening (June 17). This checkpoint is currently open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Read moreThai-Cambodian meeting makes progress on installing border markers
THE sixth Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Committee (JBC) meeting in Phnom Penh concluded successfully with these talks being an important step towards installing of border markers along the 800-kilometre border, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 15). The Thai Foreign Ministry said in a Facebook post that Thai Ambassador Prasas Prasasvinitchai, chairman of JBC, and
Read moreHun Sen calls for fundraising to support troops at border
CAMBODIAN Senate President and former prime minister Hun Sen today (June 12) urged Cambodians to donate money to a fund to support troops along the border as the struggle against Thai “aggression” through military, political, diplomatic and legal means must be part of a long-term strategy, Amarin TV said. Hun Sen’s post, in Cambodian
Read morePM visits tense border area, inspects survival shelters
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her entourage visited the tense Thai-Cambodian border at Kap Choeng district, Surin province, to inspect building survival shelters after a border clash on May 28 led to one Cambodian soldier being killed, Naewna newspaper said today (June 11). She is believed to be the first leader from both sides
Read moreThailand, Cambodia agree to pull back along border
CAMBODIAN army contacted Thailand’s Suranaree Task Force for negotiations this morning (June 8) and it was agreed that both sides retreat from reinforced border areas to their positions last year with Cambodia also filling the trenches dug at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, Naewna newspaper said evening. After getting the message from Cambodian troops
Read moreBorder crossings to be immediately closed if Cambodia beefs up troops and clash erupts
AMID the ongoing tension at the Thai-Cambodian border 2nd Army Commander Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang today (June 7) signed an order restricting use of four border crossings and closing some or all of them if Cambodia reinforces troops along the border and a clash breaks out, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. Under
Read moreThais rush back from Poipet after news of border checkpoint closing spreads
A LOT of Thais working at Cambodia’s Poipet border town, just opposite Rong Kluea market in Aranyaprathet subdistrict, Sa Kaeo province, rushed to pack their bags and cross back to Thailand after news spread that Ban Klong Luek border checkpoint would be closed at 2 p.m. today (June 7), Amarin TV said. As a
Read moreMartial law enforce in Chanthaburi, border checkpoints temporarily shut
MARTIAL law has been enforced in Chanthaburi with Ban Laem and Ban Pakkat permanent border checkpoints closed to Thai and Cambodian tourists but Cambodian workers working in Thailand may still continue using it, Amarin TV said this afternoon (June 7). Capt. Commander Noppharot Siripariyapong, commander of Chanthaburi Marine Corps Task Force, signed a letter
Read moreCambodia refuses to pull back from Chong Bok area
WHILE the defence ministers of Cambodia and Thailand reached an agreement to de-escalating tensions and avoiding any armed confrontation along the border the former has refused to withdraw from Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, where there was a clash on May 28, 2025 leading to the death of a Cambodian soldier, Naewna and Khmer
Read moreEvacuation drill at Thai-Cambodian border schools
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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