PM orders strict monitoring of Israel-Iran conflict and Thai-Cambodian border
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (June 17) ordered strict monitoring of the Israeli-Iranian conflict 24 hours a day and the Thai-Cambodian border tension on hourly basis with no Thais in either Iran or Israel having been injured in the ongoing aerial war so far, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtrakul, spokesperson of the […]
Read MoreCambodians dump good jobs in Thailand and take their fridges back home
A GROUP of around 50 Cambodian workers who had dumped their jobs to return to their homeland amid war fears arrived at Chong Sangam checkpoint in Sisaket province with a whole lot of belongings including refrigerators, Amarin TV said this evening (June 17). This checkpoint is currently open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
Read MoreThai-Cambodian meeting makes progress on installing border markers
THE sixth Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Committee (JBC) meeting in Phnom Penh concluded successfully with these talks being an important step towards installing of border markers along the 800-kilometre border, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 15). The Thai Foreign Ministry said in a Facebook post that Thai Ambassador Prasas Prasasvinitchai, chairman of JBC, and […]
Read MoreHun Sen calls for fundraising to support troops at border
CAMBODIAN Senate President and former prime minister Hun Sen today (June 12) urged Cambodians to donate money to a fund to support troops along the border as the struggle against Thai “aggression” through military, political, diplomatic and legal means must be part of a long-term strategy, Amarin TV said. Hun Sen’s post, in Cambodian […]
Read MorePM visits tense border area, inspects survival shelters
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her entourage visited the tense Thai-Cambodian border at Kap Choeng district, Surin province, to inspect building survival shelters after a border clash on May 28 led to one Cambodian soldier being killed, Naewna newspaper said today (June 11). She is believed to be the first leader from both sides […]
Read MoreThailand, Cambodia agree to pull back along border
CAMBODIAN army contacted Thailand’s Suranaree Task Force for negotiations this morning (June 8) and it was agreed that both sides retreat from reinforced border areas to their positions last year with Cambodia also filling the trenches dug at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, Naewna newspaper said evening. After getting the message from Cambodian troops […]
Read MoreBorder crossings to be immediately closed if Cambodia beefs up troops and clash erupts
AMID the ongoing tension at the Thai-Cambodian border 2nd Army Commander Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang today (June 7) signed an order restricting use of four border crossings and closing some or all of them if Cambodia reinforces troops along the border and a clash breaks out, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. Under […]
Read MoreThais rush back from Poipet after news of border checkpoint closing spreads
A LOT of Thais working at Cambodia’s Poipet border town, just opposite Rong Kluea market in Aranyaprathet subdistrict, Sa Kaeo province, rushed to pack their bags and cross back to Thailand after news spread that Ban Klong Luek border checkpoint would be closed at 2 p.m. today (June 7), Amarin TV said. As a […]
Read MoreMartial law enforce in Chanthaburi, border checkpoints temporarily shut
MARTIAL law has been enforced in Chanthaburi with Ban Laem and Ban Pakkat permanent border checkpoints closed to Thai and Cambodian tourists but Cambodian workers working in Thailand may still continue using it, Amarin TV said this afternoon (June 7). Capt. Commander Noppharot Siripariyapong, commander of Chanthaburi Marine Corps Task Force, signed a letter […]
Read MoreCambodia refuses to pull back from Chong Bok area
WHILE the defence ministers of Cambodia and Thailand reached an agreement to de-escalating tensions and avoiding any armed confrontation along the border the former has refused to withdraw from Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, where there was a clash on May 28, 2025 leading to the death of a Cambodian soldier, Naewna and Khmer […]
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