PHNOM PENH – Cambodia and Thailand reached detailed terms of a ceasefire agreement during the four-day General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which ended today, August 7, under the eyes of the US, China and Malaysia. Under the agreement, signed by Cambodian Minister of National Defence Tea Seiha and Thai acting defence […]
Read MorePHNOM: Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have returned from Thailand following deadly border clashes between the two neighbors, a labor ministry official told AFP on Wednesday. Cambodia and Thailand agreed on a ceasefire starting from Tuesday last week after five days of clashes killed at least 43 people on both sides when a […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Preliminary talks between Thailand and Cambodia defense officials started on Monday in Malaysia ahead of a key ministerial level meeting on Thursday, as a fragile truce continues to hold a week after the two sides agreed on a ceasefire. The ceasefire, which came after five days of border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, was […]
Read MoreBy Aidan Jones Thailand has imposed a nationwide ban on drone flights for at least two weeks over fears that neighbouring Cambodia could use them to monitor troop movements or military facilities, warning tourists of fines of more than US$1,200 and even jail time if they flout the rule. The order, issued by the Civil […]
Read MoreBy Aidan Jones For days, the piercing whistle of Cambodian rockets sent 69-year-old Kantapong Prakaew scrambling for cover in his makeshift bunker – a frail fortification against the conflict in Thailand’s Surin province. He is one of the few elderly residents who refused to flee, holding out as artillery fire ravaged the fields and wrecked […]
Read MoreBy Aidan Jones Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodia on Thursday as a simmering border dispute erupted into open conflict, with soldiers on both sides trading fire – and Cambodian troops unleashing rockets that killed at least 12 Thais, most of them civilians. Both countries traded blame for the clashes, which began at the flashpoint […]
Read MoreSix senior monks in Thailand have been defrocked and two others are missing after authorities uncovered tens of thousands of pornographic images and videos allegedly featuring a woman in sexual acts with high-ranking clergy – a scandal that has rocked the kingdom’s conservative Buddhist establishment. The investigation began after the sudden disappearance of the abbot […]
Read MoreBy Naruemon Chaingam When Tim Grassin sold his fintech start-up in the Philippines, he mapped out his next move the way any good analyst would: with a spreadsheet. After comparing the region’s top destinations for remote workers, the French-Canadian entrepreneur landed on the Thai capital. “Bangkok won,” he told This Week in Asia. Drawn by […]
Read MoreA man who embarked on a 30km (19-mile) protest walk barefoot and splashed fish sauce on a portrait of Cambodia’s Senate leader and former prime minister Hun Sen outside the country’s embassy in Bangkok was briefly detained but later released by Thai police. Angered by Cambodia’s actions during a border clash with Thailand, 69-year-old retired […]
Read MoreThailand has submitted its latest trade proposal to the United States, its finance minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Monday, as it tries to head off steep tariffs from its largest export market. Washington has threatened to impose a 36% levy on imports from Thailand if a reduction cannot be negotiated before July 9, when a […]
Read More
