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After three days of intense negotiations at the Ban Pakkad immigration office in Pong Nam Ron district of Chanthaburi province, the secretariats of the General Border Committees (GBC) of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to terms for an initial ceasefire, to take effect tomorrow.
Their association was short-lived, and the prospect of them joining forces again now looks far-fetched. And judging from their leaders’ most recent strong words, Bhumjaithai and the People’s parties -- which are projected to dominate the upcoming general election—appear to have already burned their bridges.
The Democrat Party unveiled its three prime ministerial candidates today ahead of the registration of election candidacy, which begins tomorrow.
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun had formally notified the relevant authorities of the reason she did not vote in the local elections, in accordance with procedures set by the Election Commission (EC), government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said yesterday.
With regular evacuation drills and safety-awareness classes, a headmistress in Phuket now believes all 58 children in her school would survive if another tsunami hit their coastal community.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Thursday Cambodia wants an immediate ceasefire and “lasting peace” between Cambodia and Thailand.
Defence Ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri quickly emerged as Thailand’s public messenger to the world after armed conflict broke out at the Thailand-Cambodia border earlier this year.
The cultural heart of the former Lanna kingdom, Chiang Mai enters its high season during the winter months, when cooler temperatures and clearer skies draw visitors to northern Thailand.
There are two possibilities concerning why people tell surveyors they have not made up their minds who to vote for a few weeks before an election. Some may be telling the truth. The others are simply lying.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has called a special meeting of the National Security Council this afternoon to consider Thailand’s options should Cambodia continue to reject Thailand’s three preconditions for a ceasefire, on the third day of the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting being held today in Chanthaburi.
The National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT) president, Pimol Srivikorn, is set to summon the Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand (AMTAT) to seek clarification over allegations of result rigging at the national martial arts competition during the recently concluded 33rd SEA Games.
The Bhumjaithai Party will not join the People’s Party in forming the next government after the upcoming general election, due to the latter’s stance on amending the lèse-majesté law, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, Prime Minister and party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said today.
Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Seiha has called for an immediate ceasefire and full respect for, and implementation of, the ceasefire agreement signed by Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur on July 26, as well as the Joint Declaration of October 26, including other agreements reached under this framework.
Metropolitan police have been questioning a 37-year-old man today, who was arrested in Trat province in connection with the fatal shooting of a motorist on the Si Rat Expressway in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district in the early hours of December 23.
Representatives of the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) will attend the upcoming General Border Committee (GBC) meeting between Thailand and Cambodia this weekend, according to the Joint Press Center of the Thailand-Cambodia Border Situation.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the dismantling and damage of a statue resembling a Hindu deity near a casino in the Chong Anh Ma area of Ubon Ratchathani province cannot be compared to the sacrifices of Thai soldiers who lost their limbs.
