Thailand to revive revoked MoU with Cambodia

BANGKOK, Dec 30 (MCOT) - The Thai government is considering reviving the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the kingdom's maritime border signed with Cambodia in 2001 but which was revoked by the previous government, according to Thai...

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Thailand, Cambodia aim for offshore oil development

PHNOM PENH Dec 29 (Reuters) - Offshore oil and gas reserves in disputed waters of the Gulf of Thailand could take up to a decade to tap, despite progress between Thailand and Cambodia towards restarting talks on joint development, Thailand's...

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Phnom Penh proposed swap deal for Veera and Ratree

Cambodia on Thursday refused to free the two Thai activists jailed on spy charges but offered a deal to swap them with Cambodian prisoners jailed in Thailand.Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said Phnom Penh insisted that Veera...

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Thai-Cambodian talks to neutralise exploration conflict

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An called for a renewed discussion with Thailand over power generating and conflicts over overlapping petroleum exploration area, said Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan.After his meeting with the Cambodian...

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Border talks finally under way

The 8th meeting of the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee finally began today in Phnom Penh after a series of clashes this year.The deadly conflicts were sparked by a long-standing dispute over 4.6 sq-km of land around the centuries-old...

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Koh Kong commander denies apologizing for helicopter shooting

PHNOM PENH,Dec 20 (CEN)-Koh Kong Provincial Military Commander Yun Min issued a statement Tuesday denying he had apologized for Cambodian troops firing on a Thai helicopter that strayed into Cambodian territory last week. "We didn’t talk about...

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One Laotian group's opinion regarding Thais

It's interesting to see this Facebook paged created by one Laotian's group to express their opinions about Thais as their neighbor: I hate Thailand that always looks down on Laos Siam must not steal other countries' land anymore because...

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Another Cambodian shot dead in Thailand

Another Cambodian illegally logging in Thailand was shot dead on Tuesday, making him at least the fourth to be killed while felling trees in Cambodia’s western neighbour this month alone. Chi Sophal, deputy chief of the Cambodian-Thai border...

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Thais refuse to return dead Cambodians their soldiers shoot

Thai authorities have refused to give families back the bodies of three Cambodians shot while allegedly logging illegally in Thailand, instead deciding to cremate them, the father of one of the deceased said yesterday. Police said yesterday...

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Boundary issue with Thailand likely to be stalled

No matter who ends up leading the Thailand-Cambodia Joint Boundary Commission (JBC), the task of demarcating the border between the two countries will never be completed if the Kingdom is unable to de-politicise the issue. The...

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Dogs Eat Owner

Residents prepare to transport sacks containing dogs eating their owner JAKARTA (Reuters) - Seven dogs starved of food and water for two...

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A Cambodian gets two years in jail

The Kantharalak Court on Tuesday handed down two-year jail terms each to a Thai national, a Cambodian and a Vietnamese after finding them guilty of spying along the Thai-Cambodian border. The three men are Suchart Muhammad, a 32-year-old Thai...

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Transformers 3 shot in Cambodia

“Transformers 3 – Dark Side of the Moon” was shot in Cambodia in February 2011 at the Angkor Temple Complex and Bokor Hill Station, according to Mr. Nicholas Simon, producer of Indochina Productions. “Transformers 3” is the third part of...

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Thaksin and Thailand's foreign policy

The erstwhile Democrat-led government of Abhisit Vejjajiva made "catching the fugitive" the heart of its foreign policy. Mr Abhisit's Foreign Ministry team _ including Kasit Piromya as foreign minister, vice-minister Panich Vikitsreth...

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It's time for new Thai PM to fire army chief- Prayuth Chan-ocha

Her government is now in full operation. For now, Yingluck will need to deliver on her election promises, ranging from implementing an effective economic policy and mending the country's ties with Cambodia. There is, however, one top priority...

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