Thailand, Cambodia and border dispute
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Thailand will hold a general election on Feb. 8, with pre-poll surveys signaling a fractured mandate as outgoing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul bets that the intensifying armed conflict with Cambodia will bolster support for his conservative party.
President Trump helped end a simmering conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in the summer, but the ceasefire didn't last long.
By America Hernandez PARIS, Dec 16 - TotalEnergies has agreed to sell an indirect stake of almost 10% in a Malaysian offshore gas block to Thailand’s state-backed PTTEP for an undisclosed sum, the French oil major said on Tuesday.
Thailand said it’s taking steps to restrict exports of fuel and arms through a checkpoint with Laos on fears the goods are being diverted to Cambodia as the border clash between the two countries intensifies.
Thailand is preparing for new elections early next year after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives
BANGKOK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Thailand's military said it was considering blocking fuel exports to Cambodia, as fighting between the two countries spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region two days after U.S. President Donald Trump said the sides had agreed to a new ceasefire.
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Are Thailand and Cambodia safe to visit right now? What you should know
While Cambodia also maintains it’s safe to visit, beyond its border zones, a report from yesterday, December 15 by France 24 announced that a Thai fighter jet bombed a civilian camp around two hours’ drive from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat, considered one of the most magnificent wonders in Asia.
Following the path of the tiger isn’t easy. Yet the three rangers, clad in camouflage, move lithely through the steep bamboo thicket, tracking the muddy hoofprints of a sambar deer. Out of the snagging vines,