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United Thai Nation (UTN) leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga is under fire for his party’s decision to stay with Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s government despite the border dispute scandal engulfing the prime minister.
Thailand’s exports to Cambodia in the second half of this year may drop by about 60 billion baht if border crossing restrictions persist through the end of the year, said Arada Fuangthong, director general of the Foreign Trade Department, on Friday.
Heavy rainfall on surrounding mountains over the past several days led to the flooding of Phaya Mengrai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Thoeng, Chiang Saen and Chiang Khong districts in Chiang Rai on Friday.
About 1,300 police officers will be deployed at and around the Victory Monument to maintain peace and security during a mass rally tomorrow, being staged to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pol Lt-Gen Archayon Kraithong, spokesman for the Royal Thai Police, said on Friday.
Protesters from Bangkok and several provinces are streaming into the Victory Monument area this morning to join a rally, organised by the “Ruam Palang Paendin Pokpong Atippatai Thai” (United Force to Protect Thai Sovereignty), to demand the resignation of the Thai PM over the content of a leaked conversation between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Thailand’s pesky border closure, intended as retaliation against Cambodia for no apparent reason, will inflict a huge cost on the Thai economy, many analysts have warned.
Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen today accused former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of faking his illness in order to avoid serving a prison term.
Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen today severed his three-decade relationship with the Shinawatra family, accusing Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of committing an act of national treason during a leaked conversation with him.
France has agreed to consider Thailand’s request to help coordinate with Cambodia in fostering a conducive environment for the resumption of bilateral negotiations over the heightened border tension, Thai government spokesman Jirayu Huangsap said yesterday.
Security has been tightened in national parks in Thailand’s southern border provinces and nearby areas after three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were discovered — two at Noppharat Thara Beach and one at a hardwood sculpture in Krabi town.
In just twelve days, ASEAN foreign ministers will gather in Kuala Lumpur for their annual ministerial meeting (AMM). But two of its member states—Thailand and Cambodia—are deeply entrenched in a tense border standoff, now inflamed by political drama.
A tsunami evacuation drill is to be held at 2.30pm today, in Ranong, Phang-nga, Krabi, Trang, Satun and Phuket on the Andaman coast.
The two suspected insurgents, arrested by police in Phang-nga province on Tuesday night, are alleged to be responsible for planting eleven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Phuket and Krabi provinces, intending to undermine the tourism-driven economy of Andaman Sea coastal provinces, said Gen Paisal Nusang, commander of the 4th Army Region.
The quiet hum of the music boxes, playing through Braille for the blind, brings a profound sense of peace to the fifth floor of Bangkok Kunsthalle, inviting visitors to pause and consider the unspoken narratives embedded within the building’s walls.
The Royal Thai Air Force stated today that they have implemented standard readiness measures, amid rising tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border, and confirmed that their aircraft are able to scramble within five minutes if needed.
This weekend’s anti-government protest is expected to be massive, and what leads to it has a very long history, of which the beginning remains highly debatable.
