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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held separate phone calls on Wednesday with his Thai and Cambodian counterparts, amid escalating border tensions that have resulted in casualties and pushed bilateral relations between the two neighbours to their lowest point in history.
The Thai government is to impose tougher measures to prevent and suppress the sale of substandard goods in the domestic market, to safeguard consumers and to protect local businesses.
The Hat Yai district in Songkhla province, a key economic center in southern Thailand, is grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods—the worst seen in decades.
The Thai Navy is accusing Cambodia of a gross violation of the Ottawa Convention banning the use of anti-personnel landmines, following the capture of a large cache of heavy weapons and landmine instruction materials, said Rear Admiral Parach Rattanachaipan, the Navy spokesman.
Thailand’s painful wait for the coveted SEA Games men’s football title was prolonged in dramatic fashion after they squandered a two-goal halftime lead to lose 3-2 in extra time to bitter rivals Vietnam in an action-packed final at the Rajamangala National Stadium on Thursday.
Cambodian drones have been sighted near Thai oil rigs in the Gulf of Thailand, as fierce fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces continues for the 12th consecutive day since the outbreak of renewed hostilities on December 7.
“At first, I thought we’d have to be in Thailand for a short period,” said the former National League for Democracy member, one of millions in Myanmar who fled their homes after the 2021 military coup plunged the country into civil war.
The military option is always the last resort for the Thai government and the current objective is not to destroy Cambodia, but to erode its military capabilities to the point that it no longer poses a security threat to Thailand, said Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sornjaidee, the Thai Air Force’s assistant chief of staff and director of the Thai-Cambodia War Situation Information Centre.
Her Majesty the Queen added glittering gloss to the day as Thailand all but secured the overall title with an unassailable lead at the top of the medal standings in the ongoing 33rd SEA Games, following her triumphant campaign in the keelboat SSL47 event of the sailing competition on Thursday.
A regional advocacy group has called for urgent reforms to protect migrant workers in Thailand, citing a rise in xenophobia and “disposable” labor practices.
The Thai Navy denied yesterday that it intended to seize Cambodia’s Koh Kong and Koh Yor areas, saying the operations were aimed solely at neutralising security threats, Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Thadavut Thatpitak-kul said today.
Laos has offered a public assurance that oil imported from Thailand is strictly for domestic consumption, dismissing concerns that fuel is being re-exported to Cambodia.
At a time when Thailand is being weighed down by heavy headlines, the opening of Dib Bangkok offers a rare breath of cultural optimism. Opening to the public on December 21, the international contemporary art museum emerges not merely as a new exhibition space, but as a long-term institutional commitment to Thailand’s creative future.
Fuelled by a sizeable haul of 11 titles from the Muay Thai team, Thailand have left their rivals trailing as they surge towards the 200-gold mark in the medal standings at the 33rd SEA Games in Bangkok and Chon Buri on Wednesday.
Two Thai soldiers were killed in a fierce battle at Mount 350, close to the Prasart Ta Kwai ancient temple ruins in Phanom Dong Rak district of Surin province yesterday, as Cambodian troops tried to advance on the strategic hilltop position, which has been reclaimed by Thai forces.
Bangkok has hit back at Cambodia in meetings at the United Nations, accusing Phnom Penh of continued aggression, after its delegates again levelled false accusations over border disputes that have led to the loss of civilian and military lives.
