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After years of delays and technical hurdles, the Cabinet decided today to proceed with the 13.5 billion baht submarine deal with China and the use of Chinese-made CHD620 engines, instead of originally specified German MTU diesel engines.
Copenhagen, Denmark - A zoo in Denmark is asking for donations of small pets as food for its predators.
Malaysia, currently chairing ASEAN, has proposed hosting a trilateral meeting with Thailand and Cambodia’s foreign ministers to discuss the ongoing border tension, said Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa today.
The Thai Army arranged today for representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit 18 Cambodian soldiers held in Thai custody, in line with provisions of the Geneva Conventions.
Second Army Region Commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang said today that he has contacted Cambodian forces, requesting that they retrieve the bodies from Cambodian territory near the border. He added that Cambodia has now begun collecting some of the remains.
The Thai army announced today that the 18 detained Cambodian soldiers are being held in custody as prisoners of war and they will be released once the armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia ceases.
The Thai-Cambodia tensions are severely affecting tourism in provinces bordering Cambodia, but other provinces in the north and the south are also being affected. Economists have predicted that the current situation will cost almost three billion baht per month.
The secretariat of the Thai General Border Committee (GBC) and its Cambodian counterpart are meeting in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur from today until Wednesday. They will discuss the framework and issues for the main GBC meeting, scheduled for Thursday at the same venue.
The Thai Foreign Ministry gave a briefing to members of the diplomatic corps and international organisations today, about the recent armed conflict with Cambodia and Thailand’s commitment to peace through bilateral negotiations.
The Thai National Shippers Council has adjusted its export growth projection for 2025 to 5-7%, from 1-3%, thanks to the 19% reciprocal tariff rate imposed on Thai imports to the US market, according to Thanakorn Kasetsuwan, the council’s chairman.
Miss Grand International’ (MGI), a Thai-owned international beauty pageant franchise, has revoked the title and rights of Cambodian beauty queen Pich Votey Saravody for violating the organisation’s code of ethics.
Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen, as president of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), has expelled a well-known and controversial social media influencer from the party, after she posted, what he deemed to be, harmful content affecting the army.
The monastic community is deep-rooted in Thai society, where the clergy has long been held in high esteem. But a series of headlines about Thai Buddhist monks, many of them high-profile, caught in scandalous acts with a 35-year-old woman, has brought the clergy into disrepute.
A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Saturday, according to a resident and a spokesperson for an armed opposition group.
Opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, was taken to task today by a paediatric pulmonologist at Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani, over his accusation that the hospital has refused to treat Cambodian patients.
