Tensions rise as Cambodian civilians confront Thai soldiers at border in Nong Chan .Tensions escalated along the Thai-Cambodian border in Nong Jan, located in the Khao Sam Kaeo district of Sa Kaeo province, after Thai authorities installed a three-language (Thai, English, and Khmer) sign warning Cambodian nationals to vacate Thai territory. This comes after the Governor of Sa Kaeo ordered the relocation of 170 Cambodian families who had encroached on Thai land.
5 day agoCambodian villagers mobilized in protest near the border at Baan Nong Jan, Sa Kaeo Province, on Thursday morning after Thai authorities posted signs ordering Cambodian villagers who had encroached on the border to leave the area. Thai authorities deployed reinforcements
6 day agoThe Thai military will maintain the barbed wire fencing it has erected at several sites along the border with Cambodia and will not remove it, as demanded by Phnom Penh, outgoing Second Army Region Commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang said yesterday.
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from office after the Constitutional Court ruled. The entire Cabinet has been dismissed from office
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Submarines of the Russian Navy and the People's Liberation Army of China conducted their first joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Pacific Fleet reported.
Thai military strengthens Nong Chan border after Cambodian protest.The Thai military reinforced security along the Nong Chan border in Sa Kaeo Province after Cambodian protesters attempted to dismantle barbed wire, acting Defence Minister Lt. Gen. Natthaphon Narkphanit said
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The dangerous typhoon Kajiki hit the northeastern part of Vietnam
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Thailand insists Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo is Thai territory, rejecting Cambodia’s claims. MFA cites past protests over encroachment and flag-raising
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Thai Army says Cambodia is using civilians to encroach on Ban Nong Chan, violating MOU 2000, and ignoring repeated protests despite Thailand’s restraint
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Junta’s airstrike kills 24 in Mawchi. The junta’s aerial attacks on Mawchi town in Karenni (Kayah) State’s Hpasawng Township on Sunday has climbed to 24, according to locals helping victims. The regime carried out two separate attacks on Mawchi on Sunday morning and at noon
Protests in Chennai over Supreme Court order on relocating stray dogs in Delhi
Satellite imagery and AIS data show that at least three Chinese mobile drilling rigs have been active in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan, where Tokyo has protested Beijing’s oil and gas development
Satellite imagery and AIS data show that at least three Chinese mobile drilling rigs have been active in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan, where Tokyo has protested Beijing’s oil and gas development
Satellite imagery and AIS data show that at least three Chinese mobile drilling rigs have been active in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan, where Tokyo has protested Beijing’s oil and gas development
3 week agoActing Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today that Thailand will formally submit a protest to the United Nations against Cambodia, over the latest landmine explosion on Thai territory on Tuesday, in which one Thai soldier had one of his legs blown off