‘Spy monk’ online joke provokes anger in Cambodia
A THAI online joke that a Thai monk who resides in Cambodia is in fact a Thai spy and was sending information to the Thai military has angered Cambodians who believe this is in fact true and want him deported, MNG Online and Naewna newspaper said today (July 31). This joke suggested that Luang […]
Read More18 Cambodian prisoners of war being repatriated tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EIGHTEEN CAMBODIAN prisoners of war who recently surrendered to the Thai army in northeastern Thailand are being returned to their home country via a border pass tomorrow (Aug.1), according to an army source. The 18 Cambodian army troops for whom food and lodging have been provided on humanitarian basis during […]
Read MoreOne Thai border area left unoccupied due to landmines
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI ARMY has decided to leave a mountainous terrain at the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin unoccupied for the time being in order to keep Thai troops from stepping on landmines randomly planted over there by Cambodian forces, army spokesperson Maj.Gen. Winthai Suvari said today (July 31). Though the Cambodian […]
Read MoreTrump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, South Korea, small-value imports
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 30) issued a blitz of tariff announcements ranging from changes to previously threatened levies on imports of copper, goods from Brazil and South Korea, to ending an exemption from tariffs for small-value shipments from overseas. The wave of announcements […]
Read MoreBorder hospital suspends admitting Cambodian patients after many others got damaged
A HOSPITAL in Ubon Ratchathani province this morning (July 21) announced it is suspending admission of Cambodian patients from today July 31 till August 10 while the government revealed that many other hospitals and medical facilities along the border had been damaged by Cambodian rocket and gunfire, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Sapphasitthiprasong Hospital […]
Read MoreNearly 200 Thai migrant workers want to return to Khmer dens
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 200 THAI NATIONALS have been found currently looking to return to Cambodia for jobs mostly suspected in relation to call-centre fraud, online gambling scams and casinos because they would probably anticipate border clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces which occurred far from their usual workplaces to alleviate and return […]
Read MoreArmy hits back at Cambodia over destroyed community
THE Second Army Region countered Cambodia’s accusation of destroying a community next to Chong An Ma checkpoint by pointing out it was the neighbouring country that had violated memorandum of understanding (MOU) 2000 by setting it up for military families to dwell there in the first place, Thai Rath newspaper said late afternoon today […]
Read More8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia and Japan, sets off warnings for Alaska and Hawaii
By AP and published by Yahoo!News A TSUNAMI has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday (July 30). Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand. The […]
Read MoreCommercial, private drones stopped from flying in some provinces due to border clashes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL COMMERCIAL AND private drones are literally stopped from flying for the time being in some of the Thai provinces primarily for security reasons in the wake of Thai-Cambodian border clashes. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand today (July 30) issued a directive to indefinitely prohibit owners of all commercial […]
Read MoreTrump’s Thailand pick to tell Bangkok border conflicts don’t help alliance
Washington – US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Thailand said on Tuesday (July 29) that if confirmed, he would make clear to Bangkok that border clashes like its recent skirmish with Cambodia undermine both the Thai people and the US-Thailand alliance. Sean O’Neill, a career foreign service officer who has served […]
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