Tag: Preah Vihear temple
ASEAN Sec-Gen sees Thai-Cambodian troop withdrawal as good sign in bilateral...
BANGKOK, 20 July 2012 – The ASEAN Secretary-General believes that the withdrawal of Thai and Cambodian troops from the disputed area around the...
Defense Ministry affirmed illegal entry by Cambodians near the border
BANGKOK, 19 July 2012 -Defense Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat has indicated that there is ample evidence of illegal encroachment by Cambodian villagers...
Defense Minister, Army Chief witness police deployment in disputed area near...
SI SA KET, 18 July 2012 – The Defense Minister and the Army Chief have witnessed the police deployment in the 4.6-square kilometer...
Cambodia, Thailand to redeploy troops at Preah Vihear on July 18
PHNOM PENH, July 13 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen told his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday that Phnom Penh will reduce its...
PM prepares clarifications on Preah Vihear case
BANGKOK, 11 May 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has held a meeting to prepare for the Preah Vihear case clarifications with related agencies...
JBC concludes with new border checkpoint
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 – The 5th Thai-Cambodian Joint Border Commission (JCB) meeting in Bangkok ended yesterday with a mutual agreement to open...
Thailand and Cambodia talks over petroleum project in Gulf of Thailand
BANGKOK, 21 September 2011 - Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan has held a bilateral talk with Cambodia during ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) at...
Thai Army chief denies troop withdrawal report
BANGKOK, Sept 19 – Thailand’s Army chief on Monday dismissed reports of a troop withdrawal from the disputed zone near the Preah Vihear temple,...
Def minister: Observers needed at disputed zone
BANGKOK, 22 August 2011 – Defence Minister General Yuthasak Sasiprapa has indicated that foreign observers are needed at the disputed Preah Vihear Temple...
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