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Asean observers confirm new landmines laid on Thai-Cambodian border
Read more: Asean observers confirm new landmines laid on Thai-Cambodian borderAsean observers stationed in Thailand and Cambodia have confirmed that new landmines were laid along the Thai-Cambodian border, as Malaysia prepares fresh talks to ease rising tensions between the two neighbours.
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Thai police back new Malaysian border wall plan
Read more: Thai police back new Malaysian border wall planPolice in Narathiwat have expressed support for Malaysia’s plan to build a border wall along the shared frontier to curb crimes and other illicit activities.
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Ex-boxer sets fire to 2 Malaysian tourists in downtown Bangkok
Read more: Ex-boxer sets fire to 2 Malaysian tourists in downtown BangkokA former boxer and unemployed security guard has thrown thinner at two Malaysians and then set fire to the visitors out of frustration that he was out of a job.
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Thai gallery removes China-focused artworks after ‘pressure’ from Beijing
Read more: Thai gallery removes China-focused artworks after ‘pressure’ from BeijingOne of Thailand’s top art galleries removed, at China’s request, materials about Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities and Hong Kong from an exhibit on authoritarian governments, according to a curator and communications seen by Reuters.
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Thailand appoints actress Panadda to counter Cambodia’s defence spokeswoman
Read more: Thailand appoints actress Panadda to counter Cambodia’s defence spokeswomanThailand has picked Panadda Wongphudee️ to be a spokeswoman for the Ad Hoc Centre for the Thailand-Cambodia Border Situation with a clear assignment to counterattack what Thai authorities call “fake news” from the neighbouring country.
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Gulf gives B100m to troops, families
Read more: Gulf gives B100m to troops, familiesGulf Development Plc, Thailand’s largest energy company by market value and a telecom operator, has donated 100 million baht to the Royal Thai Army to assist soldiers injured or the families of those killed in the border conflict with Cambodia.
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Prosecutors indict 23 in Bangkok building collapse
Read more: Prosecutors indict 23 in Bangkok building collapseThai prosecutors on Thursday indicted 23 suspects including the head or Italian-Thai Development Plc and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok during the March 28 earthquake.
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Thailand and Cambodia sign 13-point ceasefire agreement
Read more: Thailand and Cambodia sign 13-point ceasefire agreementThailand and Cambodia have reached a landmark agreement on a 13-point ceasefire plan aimed at de-escalating tensions along their shared border and fostering peace between the two nations.
