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Thai F-16 fighter jets have bombed a Cambodian casino near the Chong An Ma border pass, in Nam Yuen district of Ubon Ratchathani, and a Cambodian cable car near Prasat Ta Khwai ancient ruins, in Phanom Dong Rak district of Surin today, in retaliation for Cambodian bombardments of Thai military and civilian targets along the border.
Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has expressed hope that the upcoming election in Myanmar will represent a political transition as part of the broader peace process.
Two Thai soldiers were injured in a clash with Cambodian troops at the border in Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket province on Sunday.
The Thai Air Force has defended its operations against military targets inside Cambodia, saying the action was carried out strictly in self-defence and in response to direct threats to Thai troops and civilians living along the border.
The Thai Airforce used F-16 fighter jets to strike Cambodian positions in the Chong Ahn Ma border area, in retaliation for a series of Cambodian attacks early on Monday which left one Thai soldier dead and two injured.
The Thai Second Army Region has ordered people living near the Cambodian border in Buri Ram, Si Sa Ket, Surin and Ubon Ratchathani to move to evacuation centres for their safety, following an armed clash in Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket today between Thai and Cambodian forces. Two Thai soldiers were injured.
One Thai villager and four suspected Chinese scammers were injured by shrapnel from stray mortar shells fired by Myanmar and Karen rebel forces during heavy fighting in Myawaddy province of Myanmar on Friday.
The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare will step in to mediate the current dispute between the union and management at Daikin Industries (Thailand) on Monday.
Mexico City - Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said Friday.
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Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul spent the morning in Hat Yai today observing damage and encouraging defense volunteers taking part in a major post-flood cleanup effort.
Thailand has called for the establishment of an independent fact-finding mission under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention), citing the need for transparency and accountability regarding alleged new landmine use along the Thailand–Cambodia border.
A complaint was lodged with the police by an investor who claims that he was duped into investing about 50 million baht in a business deal, which was later found to be non-existent, according to Pol. Col. Jamnan Chanthet, a police superintendent attached to the Cybercrime Investigation Bureau.
The 33rd SEA Games organisers were left red-faced even before the official start of the tournament next week following a hiccup in the pre-football match formalities between Laos and Vietnam after the sound of the two countries’ national anthem went silent on Thursday.
The Central Institute of Forensic Science has found a fatal quantity of cyanide in the bloodstream and stomach of TV Channel 8 reporter Nattawut Ponglangka, who died suddenly at his house in the Bang Kruai area of Nonthaburi last week.
Rybena “Nana” Intachai has crashed to earth after more than two decades as a Thai showbiz “angel”, accused of defrauding her followers – including celebrity friends – out of millions.
