Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continues despite Trump claim of renewed ceasefire

Trump announced the agreement after calls with Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet Thailand-Cambodia fighting explained Cambodia said Thai forces including fighter jets continued to strike targets across their disputed border hours after Donald Trump said both countries leaders had agreed to renew a truce brokered in October that has … Read more

Thailand set for early elections amid political deadlock and Cambodia skirmishes

Move follows a disagreement with the largest grouping in parliament, with elections to be held within 45-60 days Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, announced on Thursday that he is “returning power to the people”, moving to dissolve parliament and clear the way for elections earlier than previously anticipated. Government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said the move … Read more

Trump says he will make a call to end hostilities as Thailand and Cambodia ‘at it again’

After a ceasefire deal he brokered collapsed, Trump told a rally in Pennsylvania that he would ‘make a call’ to ‘stop a war’ between Thailand and Cambodia US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will make a call regarding reignited hostilities on the Thai-Cambodia border, where fighting has resumed less than two months … Read more

Thailand launches airstrikes along disputed border with Cambodia as tensions flare

Escalation comes after Thai soldier was killed and four others wounded in clashes, more than a month after Donald Trump oversaw ceasefire agreement Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused one another of breaching a ceasefire deal brokered by Donald Trump. Thailand’s … Read more

Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown

Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cambodians Kok An and Yim Leak Thailand has seized assets worth more than $300m, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile push against regional scam networks, officials said on Wednesday. … Read more

Thai woman found alive in coffin before temple cremation

The 65-year-old woman shocked temple staff when they heard a faint knocking and she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province … Read more

Trump pressures Thailand to recommit to Cambodia ceasefire with ‘threat of tariffs’

Bangkok had earlier said it was suspending ceasefire, accusing Cambodia of laying landmines along the border The US has put pressure on Thailand to recommit to a ceasefire with Cambodia, warning trade talks could be halted as Washington seeks to keep a Donald Trump-brokered truce agreement from falling apart. Earlier this week, Thailand said that … Read more

Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China

She Zhijiang’s empire includes gambling complex Shwe Kokko that US has tied to regional scam and trafficking networks She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run more than 200 illegal online gambling operations, is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police have said. The Chinese national is … Read more