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Seoul, South Korea - South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and "heal wounds" as he took office Wednesday, after winning a snap election triggered by his predecessor's disastrous martial law declaration.
Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today that the Thai government and military are in unison regarding the border conflict with Cambodia.
Phnom Penh will host a Joint Commission on the Demarcation of Land Boundaries (JBC) meeting with Thailand on June 14, as both countries seek ways to deescalate the ongoing border dispute.
The Royal Thai Air Force has scrambled two F16 fighters, from its airbase in Nakhon Sawan province, to prevent a Myanmar military aircraft from intruding into Thai air space over the western province of Tak.
Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed speculation today that he might be made to exchange portfolios with Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong in a cabinet reshuffle.
Police are hunting for six men who allegedly killed a security guard and stole a large quantity of impounded e-cigarettes from the Customs Department’s warehouse at Khlong Toei port early Monday morning.
The Thai government has issued a statement asserting that neighboring countries should not bring disputes to a third party, but should instead resolve them peacefully through bilateral mechanisms, such as the Joint Boundary Committee.
The Ministry of Interior has ordered the governors of provinces bordering Cambodia to increase security in border areas and to make public safety preparations for a potential armed flare-up between Thai and Cambodian forces, according to the ministry’s spokesperson today.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Thailand's adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), and the role of Thai women as international peacekeepers is on a positive trajectory.
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation submitted a diplomatic note to the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh yesterday, claiming that provocation by the Thai military led to the brief May 28 clash in the un-demarcated area, in Chong Bok in Thailand’s northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani.
In response to former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's assertion that the disputed border area, where a fatal clash with Thai troops occurred last month, belongs to Cambodia, Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura emphasized that Hun Sen’s statement carries no legal weight or consequence.
As tensions escalate, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has proposed that the disputes over three ancient temples along Thai-Cambodian un-demarcated border be resolved at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, according to a report in the Khmer Times on Sunday.
From today, traffic police will more strictly enforce the law requiring both motorcyclists and pillion passengers to wear crash helmets. Bikers failing to wear one will face a maximum fine of 2,000 baht, while their pillion passengers will face a fine of up to 4,000 baht.
When ASEAN faces serious external threats, its members form a pangolin-like shield.
Thailand’s Burapha Task Force, which oversees the Thai-Cambodian border, has moved its troops and weapons to a police compound in the border province of Sa Kaeo, in readiness for any possible border emergency.
A para-military ranger was shot dead in Narathiwat province and four others were injured in a roadside IED explosion this morning, as insurgent violence escalates.
