Sihasak optimistic as Australian diplomat is chosen to preside over Thai-Cambodian conciliation
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow expressed confidence in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s (UNCLOS’s) Conciliation Commission tasked with helping resolve a maritime dispute with Cambodia after Australian diplomat and legal expert Katrina Cooper was appointed the fifth conciliator and the chair, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Aug. 15). […]
Read MoreBorder trade turns positive growing by 3.9% in June
THAILAND’S border trade registered a growth of 3.9 percent for the first time in 13 months in June driven by trade with Malaysia and Laos but the figure for Cambodia remained zero as all border checkpoints are stll shut, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 6). Ms. Arada Fuengthong, director-general of the Department of International Trade, […]
Read MoreThai PM urged to ask Chinese leader to not deliver more tanks to Khmers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI RUAM PALANG MP Wasawat Poungponsri today (July 17) advised Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to suspend delivery of a supplementary batch of Chinese-built, main battle tanks to Cambodia for the sake of Thailand’s border security reasons. The elected lawmaker/secretary-general of the splinter opposition party […]
Read MoreAir force rebuts Cambodia’s claim of a Thai F-16 fighter jet crashing
THE Thai air force strongly denied one of its F-16 fighter jets had crashed with the video shared on Cambodian social media actually being an old incident of an emergency landing in Greece, Naewna newspaper said today (July 13). ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of the Thai-Cambodian Situation Information Centre, said the release of a […]
Read MoreNight entry to border village imposed but curfew not declared
THE Thai army today (June 29) clarified that a curfew has not been declared at Ban Nong Chan village in Sa Kaeo province, next to Cambodia, but night entry along border markers 46-47 banned to prevent outsiders from infiltrating and filming the area, starting a fight, bringing in weapons or weapon-like objects and carrying […]
Read MoreAnutin holds talks with Hun Manet during summit in Russia
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 19) revealed that he held a brief conversation with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet during the Special Asean-Russia Summit and Asean-Russia Business Forum being held in the Russian city Kazan with both affirming that neither side wanted conflict and that the Thai government is committed to moving forward […]
Read MoreCambodia complains about repeated delays in demarcating border
TENSION between Thailand and Cambodia rose after the latter sent a letter urging Thailand to promptly send its survey team to jointly work on border demarcation with this having been repeatedly put off since the Feb. 8 general election in Thailand followed by re-election of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for a second term, Amarin […]
Read MoreChina has delivered 39 T-59D tanks to Cambodia: Diplomat
CHINA today (June 9) confirmed that 39 T-59D tanks have been delivered to Cambodia with this being the first batch of 93 being sent to the neighbouring country as part of an annual military cooperation programme, Naewna newspaper said. Chinese Military Attaché Maj. Gen. Zhang Linhong unexpectedly paid a visit to the Defence Ministry […]
Read MoreGovt reassures no talks on joint development in joining UN maritime arbitration
By TV Channel 7 and Reuters – published by AOL AMID concern over Thailand joining a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve maritime boundary dispute, the government today (June 7) reassured the public that this does not involve negotiations for joint development or sharing of resources. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, a spokesperson for […]
Read MoreAnutin shrugs off Cambodia’s move over maritime dispute
By PPTVHD36 and Reuters – published by Yahoo!News PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 2) dismissed Cambodia launching a compulsory conciliation process under international law over Thailand’s unilateral cancellation of Memorandum of Understanding 2544 (MOU44) between the two neighbouring countries on border demarcation and working towards joint offshore energy exploration stating that there is no […]
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