Thailand has reached deal with Iran for vessels to transit Hormuz Strait: PM
By AFP and published by CNA THAILAND has reached an agreement with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (March 28). Iranian forces have effectively slowed shipping through the strait to a trickle during the Middle East war, which began late last […]
Read MoreUS announces aid to bolster Thailand, Cambodia truce
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – The United States on Friday (Jan. 9) announced some US$45 million in aid as it tries to bolster a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia. Michael DeSombre, the top State Department official for East Asia, was visiting Thailand and Cambodia to discuss ways to strengthen the […]
Read MoreThailand proposes 72–hour ceasefire with PoWs to be freed if truce holds up
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (Dec. 26) after a meeting of the National Security Council that Defence Minister Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit will be signing a joint statement on a 72-hour ceasefire at the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting tomorrow and if the truce holds up the 18 Cambodian prisoners of war […]
Read MoreThailand proposes 72–hour ceasefire with PoWs to be freed if truce holds up
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (Dec. 26) after a meeting of the National Security Council that Defence Minister Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit will be signing a joint statement on a 72-hour ceasefire at the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting tomorrow and if the truce holds up the 18 Cambodian prisoners of war […]
Read MoreCeasefire possible tomorrow with 72-hour follow-up period
AFTER over two weeks of heavy clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border it is now possible that the two countries will declare and sign a ceasefire tomorrow (Dec. 27) with there to be a 72-hour monitoring period, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Dec. 26). The Cambodian delegation led by Maj. Gen. […]
Read MoreUS suspends tariff negotiations with Thailand in push to comply with peace pact
By Amarin TV and AFP – published by CNA AFTER US President Donald Trump discussed Thai-Cambodian border flare-up with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over the phone last night (Nov. 14 Thailand time) the Deputy Trade Representative informed the country that US is temporarily suspending tariff negotiations in persuading Thailand to comply with the […]
Read MoreAnutin declares ‘peace is over’ and rips up peace pact with Cambodia
PRIME Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared while visiting Intuman (Phu Makhuea) Operation Base at Kantharalak district, Sisaket province, today (Nov. 11) that the agreement reached with Cambodia to move towards peace is over and the Thai government will proceed with what is seen to be beneficial for the country without discussing with anyone, Naewna […]
Read MoreNational Security Council meeting on Thai-Khmer peace accord tomorrow: PM
PRIME Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (Nov. 10) that the National Security Council (NSC) will be holding a meeting tomorrow with the urgent issue being Thai-Cambodian ceasefire agreement, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Asked whether the accord would be ended or torn up, Anutin said for now Thailand is ending […]
Read MoreThai-Khmer pact on building border wall signed
THAILAND and Cambodia have reached an agreement on building an eight-kilometre-long border wall at Chanthaburi and Trat provinces with the two countries’ chairpersons of Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) having approved and signed a Technical Instruction (TI) for its construction, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Nov. 8). The area where this wall is going to […]
Read MoreTrump shaves China tariffs after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Busan, South Korea – US President Donald Trump said today (Oct. 30) he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. Trump’s face-to-face talks […]
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