Thailand not withdrawing troops from border while hoping for good outcome at talks
THAILAND is not withdrawing troops from the border while hoping that the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting that started in Malaysia today, Aug.4, and will continue till Aug. 7 yields good results, Thai Rath newspaper said. Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, commander of the Second Army Region, said he did not yet know what was […]
Read MoreThailand agrees on inviting US, China to observe upcoming border meeting
AFTER previously appearing to disagree with Cambodia’s request that observers from US and China be also invited to join the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting as is Malaysia with the talks being held during Aug. 4-7, the Thai Defence Ministry later said all three countries would be invited because not doing so would be […]
Read MoreThai-Cambodian border completely quiet according to midnight deadline
GUNS fell silent along the Thai-Cambodian border at midnight sharp except for Trat where clashes continued for another half an hour then stopped but there were fierce clashes during the last ten minutes with Thai F-16 fighter jets also bombarding Khmer positions, Amarin TV said this morning (July 29). The ceasefire agreed upon by […]
Read MoreThailand, Cambodia agree to immediate and unconditional ceasefire
By CNA – live updates Kuala Lumpur –Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Monday (July 28) to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire, following talks in Kuala Lumpur mediated by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai spoke at a meeting that was also attended by […]
Read MoreHistoric moment! Thai and Cambodia leaders shake hands before ceasefire talks in Malaysia
THAI acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shook hands prior to the start of ceasefire negotiations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 3 p.m. today (July 28), Amarin TV said. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, chair of Asean, is the mediator in the negotiations at his official residence in Putrajaya, […]
Read MorePhumtham heads for Malaysia to hold talks with Cambodian leader
THE THAI government confirmed that acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai will be holding talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow (July 28) at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as Asean chairman, TV Channel 7 said this evening (July 27). This followed US President Donald Trump announcing over […]
Read MoreThaksin ‘lobbied Anwar Ibrahim to mediate an end to border fighting’
AFTER Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called Thai acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai offering to mediate an end to the Thai-Cambodian border clashes it was reported that he took this step after being lobbied by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (July 25). Anwar Ibrahim had said in […]
Read MoreSoutheast Asian nations want to discuss tariffs with Trump as a unified bloc, Malaysia PM says
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from US tariffs and a four-year civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today (May 26). Opening an annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, […]
Read MorePM denies trip to UK was just a holiday
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this evening (May 25) before flying to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the 46th Asean summit that her trip to UK and Monaco was far from being a vacation with progress made on bringing Formula 1 city circuit Grand Prix to Thailand, Amarin TV said. The Prime Minister said […]
Read MoreGroup asks Anwar Ibrahim to end Thaksin’s Asean chair adviser role
THE Student and People Network for Reform of Thailand today (May 14) submitted a letter to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Malaysian embassy asking him to remove de facto Pheu Thai boss and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as his adviser in his capacity as chair of Association of Southeast Asian Nation […]
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