Detained Cambodian soldiers treated humanely, to be sent home soon
The Thai army will return the 18 captured Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia, after the completion of legal procedures, Thai Army spokesman Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree said today
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The Thai army will return the 18 captured Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia, after the completion of legal procedures, Thai Army spokesman Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree said today
Thailand’s social media platforms recently erupted with joy after news was published that “Sergeant Jod of Ta Muen Thom” is safe and has been seen in his usual spot at a Thai military base in Surin province.
Thailand’s House Speaker, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, has strongly condemned the speaker of the Cambodian parliament for accusing Thailand of encroaching on Cambodian soil and using chemical weapons.
A hospital in Ubon Ratchathani province has suspended services for new Cambodian patients and has ceased deploying Cambodian translators, due to the ongoing tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border.
Thai netizens have reacted angrily to what they believe to be the Facebook page of Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, after it allegedly spread false claims that Thailand had used chemical weapons during ongoing border clashes with Cambodia.
At least nine people were killed, two seriously injured and many others hurt when a firecracker factory exploded today in Suphan Buri’s Muang district.
Thailand will escort foreign military attachés to areas affected by recent border clashes with Cambodia tomorrow, to provide firsthand insight into what Bangkok describes as repeated violations of an unconditional ceasefire agreement by Phnom Penh, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said yesterday.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders is set to deliver a ruling on September 9th in the case of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s questionable six-month stay on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital (PGH), for treatment of purportedly critical illnesses, without spending a day behind bars serving a prison sentence.
After a massive effort to dispose of a huge amount of mud, in the aftermath of the worst flooding for 30 years to hit Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai last September, the residents of this major trading post with Myanmar are now trying desperately to cope with another thick layer of mud in their houses, shops and on roads.
After five days of intense fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces, which began on July 24 and ended when a ceasefire came into effect at midnight on July 28, Thailand has seized full control of 11 border areas contested by Cambodia, including the Preah Vihear hill-top Hindu temple, awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962.
The fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, brokered by ASEAN in Malaysia, is coming under fire from the Thai military and right-wing nationalists who see it as capitulation rather than a compromise to end the escalating border clashes.
All eyes are on Cherdchai Chaivaivid as Thailand’s top diplomat steps into the global spotlight, determined to expose Cambodia’s deadly aggression.
July 30 - A magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet), damaging buildings and prompting evacuation warnings in the area and across most of Japan's east coast, officials said.
The Thai government has submitted reports to Malaysia, the US, and China, detailing Cambodian violations of the recent ceasefire agreement, in their capacities as host and witnesses to the truce talks held in Malaysia yesterday, Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampong said today.
The Thai Army accused Cambodia yesterday, the second day of the ceasefire, of continuing to break the truce with attacks throughout the night and into the early morning hours.
The Commerce Ministry has announced that Thailand was the world top exporter of tapioca in 2024 and sets a target to champion the global largest exporter of the crop again in 2025.