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Thailand has described the threat, made by Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen today to close the border and ban the importation of Thai products if his demands are not met, as an action that “a good neighbour would not take,” said Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura.
The US State Department has updated its travel advisory for Thailand, indicating that the country is generally safe for tourists.
Washington - US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today continuing rhetoric critical of Thailand from Cambodian leaders is not helpful to the Thai-Cambodian relations and her government has set up a task force to closely monitor the ongoing conflicts between the two countries.
The Central Bankruptcy Court granted permission for Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI) to exit rehabilitation program today, paving the way for the airline to trade its shares on the stock market again, tentatively in August.
Tehran, Iran - Israel unleashed a new wave of attacks against Iran on Monday, targeting missile sites after Tehran carried out deadly overnight strikes and both sides threatened more devastation.
Former director of the National Parks Office, Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn, has been dismissed from government service, effective retroactively from September 30th, 2024, after he was found guilty of corruption by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Thailand will accelerate negotiations to finalize the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) by the end of 2025, in a bid to promote the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a digital hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen today threatened to close all border checkpoints with Thailand and ban all Thai products if Thai authorities do not fully reopen border checkpoints that have been partially closed.
Thailand has been deeply disappointed by Cambodia’s continued refusal to cooperate in resolving border tensions, particularly its decision to seek intervention from the World Court regarding four disputed sites.
Most Thai people have more confidence in the Thai military than in the government or the Foreign Ministry in the handling of border disputes with Cambodia, according to a NIDA poll.
Tehran, Iran - Iran launched a new wave of missiles at Israel on Saturday, wounding several people in residential buildings, while Israel said it was striking Tehran.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today that the government has no policy or plan to expel foreign migrant workers, after the Cambodian government called on its citizens working in Thailand to leave for home immediately, claiming that they may face expulsion otherwise.
The Thai Army has announced that Cambodia’s deployment of troops and the aiming of its long-range artillery at Thailand’s Kantharalak district, in the north-eastern province of Si Sa Ket, poses a national security threat to Thailand.
The two-day Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting between Thailand and Cambodia in Phnom Penh concluded on Sunday, with both sides agreeing to the signing of minutes concerning the demarcation of the 800-kilometre-long border between the two neighbouring countries, according to a statement from Thailand’s Foreign Ministry.
The meeting today between Thai and Cambodian delegations in Phnom Penh, to resolve their border disputes, was cordial and will resume tomorrow, Nikorndej Balankura, spokesman for the Thai Foreign Ministry, said late this afternoon.
