Bhumjaithai to get overwhelming vote over Pheu Thai in Sisaket by-election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BY-ELECTION FOR MP of a northeastern constituency scheduled for the upcoming Sunday (Sep.28) will likely see a piece of cake for one contestant and a rotten tomato for another as far as tensions over Thai-Cambodian border conflict are concerned. In Constituency 5 covering Khun Harn and Pusing districts of […]
Read MoreSri Lankan workers coming to replace Cambodians who have returned home
WITH hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers having returned home following the five-day clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border and ongoing tensions between the two countries, the Thai government is now bringing in Sri Lankan workers to replace them, Amarin TV said this evening (Aug. 19). Labour Minister Pongkawin Juangroongruangkit said the cabinet has […]
Read MoreThai-Cambodian border villagers reluctantly selling their cattle
AFTER suffering a prolonged spell of loss of income villagers living along the border with Cambodia in Siriket’s Kantharalak district are now reluctantly selling their cattle at very low prices amid fears of a new round of clashes breaking out, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 19). Reporters from this TV station visited the cattle […]
Read MoreFearful residents flee border district
FEARING another round of clashes could break out along the Thai-Cambodian border at any moment residents of a Sisaket district packed up and left their homes despite no evacuation order being issued, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Aug. 13). Reporters observed that there is a significant increase in vehicles leaving Kantharalak district and moving […]
Read MoreShortage of Cambodian workers starting to hit Chonburi
THE exodus of Cambodian migrant workers as a result of the five-day clashes along the border that ended with a ceasefire on July 28 is now beginning to impact businesses in Chonburi that rely on them, TV Channel 7 said today (Aug. 10). Thai employers in construction and shipbuilding sectors admitted that their existing […]
Read MoreTourist arrivals shrink due to safety concerns
TOURIST arrivals dropped by 5 percent last week (July 28 to Aug. 3) after Thai-Cambodian clashes ended compared to an increase of 1 percent while the conflict raged the previous week (July 21-27), Thai Rath newspaper quoted Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) as saying yesterday (Aug. 8). Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, TAT’s governor, said last […]
Read MoreCambodian troops stopped from dismantling barbed wire at border
A TENSE incident took place at Chong-arnma market in Nam Yuen district of Ubon Ratchathani late afternoon today (Aug. 5) with five Cambodian soldiers caught cutting two rows of concertina wire which the Thai side had installed to clearly mark the boundary, but they withdrew upon being told to do so, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreAround 2,500 Cambodian troops have died in border clashes: Thai army
THE THAI army estimates that around 2,500 Cambodian soldiers have died in the border clashes while they are trying to retake Prasat Ta Khwai area in Panom Dongrak district of Surin and Pumakhua area in Kantharalak district of Sisaket, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 5). Maj. Gen. Wanchana Sawatdee, deputy army spokesman, said in […]
Read MoreThai army quashes Hun Sen’s claim it is about to launch an attack tonight
THE Thai army denied it is evacuating residents in Surin province in order to launch an attack on Cambodia tonight (Aug. 3) as claimed by Cambodian leader Hun Sen who quoted the Khmer Defence Ministry as saying so, Amarin TV said. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the army spokesperson, refuted a rumour circulating on social […]
Read MoreHun Sen appears to be in charge, has violated Cambodian Constitution
A THAI academic and international media have indicated that former Cambodian prime minister and current Senate President Hun Sen still plays a direct role in controlling and commanding military affairs on the Thai-Cambodian border while Khmer authorities have violated their own constitution, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 3). Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, spokesman for the […]
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