One 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 MoreAlmost 100 Cambodian soldiers die in clash at viewpoint
HEAVY fighting raged at four border provinces today (July 25), the second day of clashes along Thai-Cambodian border, with almost a hundred Cambodian soldiers killed at Phu Phi viewpoint in Si Sa Ket province, Amarin TV said this evening. Lt. Col. Richa Suksuwanon, the army’s spokesperson, said six Thai soldiers have died with five […]
Read MoreKhmers continue on war crimes against Thai civilians
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CAMBODIA HAS EVIDENTLY committed war crimes by launching rockets and artillery shells at civilian targets in Thai territory across from the shared border and landed on deserted houses of Thai villagers for a second day this morning (July 25). Cambodia’s BM-21 Grad rockets reportedly hit the abandoned houses of the […]
Read MoreSecurity Council holding meeting as clashes erupt early in the morning
THE UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting today (July 25) to discuss ongoing clashes between Thailand and Cambodia with fighting erupting at the border early this morning, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. The urgent session follows Cambodia’s direct appeal to the international community to intervene in the escalating border […]
Read MoreClash between Thai and Cambodian troops spreads to 6 locations
AFTER a clash erupted between Thai and Cambodian troops near the disputed Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple, Surin province, at 8.20 a.m. this morning (July 24) the fighting has now spread to six locations, Naewna newspaper said. Lt. Col. Richa Suksuwanon, deputy army spokesperson, said at 9.20 a.m. that clashes are taking place along […]
Read MoreIndia and Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal
By AP and published by The Canadian Press/ Yahoo!News Islamabad – India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after US-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later. The ceasefire had been expected to bring […]
Read MoreRemote Indian region is on the brink of civil war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kangval, India – Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between […]
Read MoreMyanmar troops, Karens clash heavily for 7 hours near Thai border
HEAVY CLASHES between Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) together with members of People’s Defence Force (PDF) civilian resistance group raged for seven hours till 5 p.m. today (July 30) just across the border from Tak province and fighting is still continuing, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. Hundreds of […]
Read MoreMyanmar-Karenni troops clash near Thai border
CLASHES are taking place between Myanmar army and Karenni fighters just five kilometres from Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province causing fear to spread among Thai residents living in this area, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 15). At 9.40 a.m. Mr. Pongpeera Chuchuen, Mae Hong Son district chief, received a report from the […]
Read More4 temporary shelters opened for Myanmar refugees as new clashes erupt
FOUR temporary shelters have been opened in Mae Sot district to accommodate over 5,000 refugees who fled the heavy fighting across the border in Kayin state with a new round of clashes between Myanmar junta forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers having broken out early this morning (Dec. 27), Sanook.com said. Security […]
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