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The rebel faction in the United Thai Nation party, known as “Group 18”, has announced that it will support Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in defiance of the party’s executive committee’s proposal for her replacement by Chaikasem Nitisiri, a previous Pheu Thai party prime ministerial candidate.
A group of about 30 Cambodians caused a disturbance on Wednesday, by dancing and singing using a loudhailer, at the un-demarcated Prasat Ta Khwai historical site in Surin’s Phanom Dong Rak district.
It is one audio clip to rule them all. The leaked phone conversation between Hun Sen and Paetongtarn Shinawatra has done what Thai conservatives have been unable to do _ crippling Thailand’s biggest political clan and probably giving the most popular political party, now in the opposition, an unprecedented challenge.
Three police officers were injured, one of them seriously, in a landmine explosion near a water pump, about 150 metres from their base in Muang district of Narathiwat province this morning.
Cambodia has suspended border crossings at the An Mah pass, which links its Preah Vihear province with Nam Yuen district in Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province, in retaliation for Thailand’s decision to reduce the opening and closing times of other gates along the border.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders has subpoenaed the findings of the Medical Council’s investigative subcommittee concerning three doctors responsible for the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Police General Hospital (PGH).
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is scheduled to visit Nam Yuen district in Ubon Ratchathani tomorrow, where she will visit the Chong Bok Pass and meet with the commander of the Second Army Region.
The current escalation in the Thai-Cambodian border conflict poses significant risks to both nations' economies, as retaliatory measures will restrict the movement of goods, services and people.
The executive committee of the Democrat party decided last night, by 19:7 votes, to remain with the government coalition, without negotiating for more cabinet seats in the forthcoming cabinet shakeup, following the withdrawal of the Bhumjaithai party.
Outrage appears to be growing over the contents of the prime minister’s leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen, with former core leaders of the “yellow shirts” set to return and join forces to demand her resignation.
Thailand has feared Cambodia the most during the time of Senate President Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet, according to Hun Sen’s spokesperson, Chea Thyrith.
Beersheba, Israel - An Iranian missile slammed into the main hospital in southern Israel early Thursday, causing “extensive damage” but no serious injuries, according to the medical facility.
On the 75th anniversary of Thailand and Cambodia’s diplomatic relations, this should be a year of celebration and friendship. Instead, bilateral ties have run aground. They are overshadowed by tension, mistrust, hate speech, and talk of war.
The Thai Foreign Ministry summoned the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand today, to deliver a protest letter regarding the leak of a private conversation between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, according to ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura.
Opposition leader, Natthapong Ruengpanyawut, called today for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to take political responsibility for the controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen, during which she referred to a Thai army commander as her “opponent”.
The Chart Thai Pattana party has decided remain in the government coalition, while United Thai Nation remains hesitant, pending the outcome of a discussion between its party leader and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
