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World : Cambodia Agrees to Border Talks In Malaysia At Thai Request

World : Cambodia Agrees to Border Talks In Malaysia At Thai Request

By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Cambodia and Thailand will continue with mediation talks to resolve their border dispute at an upcoming General Border Committee (GBC) meeting scheduled to be held in Malaysia later this week....

Deputy PM, FM receives Cambodian ambassador

Deputy PM, FM receives Cambodian ambassador

HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn hosted a reception for Cambodian Ambassador to Việt Nam Chea Kimtha in Hà Nội on Thursday. Praising the strong development in the bilateral relations, Sơn noted that...

Thai – Cambodia Situation – Official Communication Channels

Thai – Cambodia Situation – Official Communication Channels

President Ended Thai-Cambodia, Israel-Iran, India-Pak Conflicts: White House

President Ended Thai-Cambodia, Israel-Iran, India-Pak Conflicts: White House

The White House Press Secretary made the remarks during the press briefing. Beginning her remarks with the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, Leavitt said, "On the peace front, President Trump helped deliver an immediate and unconditional ceasefire...

Cambodian soldiers to be repatriated on Friday

Cambodian soldiers to be repatriated on Friday

Troops found in Si Sa Ket after border clash PUBLISHED : 1 Aug 2025 at 05:47 Thailand is set to repatriate 20 Cambodian soldiers on Friday through the Chong Chom permanent border checkpoint in Surin province at 10am. The move comes amid efforts to...

Cambodia seeks release of troops

Cambodia seeks release of troops

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia urged Thailand Thursday to return 20 soldiers it said were taken captive hours after a ceasefire to halt the neighbors’ bloodiest border clashes in decades. The two countries agreed a truce on Tuesday following five days of...

Thailand Declines Cambodia's Demand to Repatriate 18 Soldiers

Thailand Declines Cambodia's Demand to Repatriate 18 Soldiers

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Spokesperson of the Royal Thai Army, Major General Winthai Suvaree, stated that Cambodian soldiers who entered Thailand illegally are currently undergoing legal processes under national and international laws. As reported by...

UN chief salutes Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire, calls for further civilian redress and protection

UN chief salutes Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire, calls for further civilian redress and protection

On Wednesday, the UN high commissioner for human rights welcomed the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand while urging both countries to pursue a civil deescalation process. High Commissioner Volker Türk asserted that it is important for both...

Donald Trump ended conflicts between Thailand-Cambodia, Israel-Iran, India and Pakistan, deserve Nobel Peace Prize: White House

Donald Trump ended conflicts between Thailand-Cambodia, Israel-Iran, India and Pakistan, deserve Nobel Peace Prize: White House

Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for stopping hostilities between India and Pakistan after New Delhi's effective response to Islamabad's aggression following precision strikes on terror infrastructure. White House Press Secretary Karoline...

Donald Trump ended global conflicts including Thailand-Cambodia, Israel-Iran, India and Pakistan, deserve Nobel Peace Prize: White House

Donald Trump ended global conflicts including Thailand-Cambodia, Israel-Iran, India and Pakistan, deserve Nobel Peace Prize: White House

Home News Donald Trump ended global conflicts including Thailand-Cambodia, Israel-Iran, India and Pakistan, deserve Nobel Peace Prize: White House The White House claimed that President Donald Trump has brokered several peace deals across the...

Thai Media Groups Suspend Ties with Cambodian Journalists Over Ethics Row

Thai Media Groups Suspend Ties with Cambodian Journalists Over Ethics Row

Three major Thai media organisations have suspended relations with their Cambodian counterparts and issued a strongly-worded rebuttal to accusations of unethical reporting on the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict. The Thai Journalists Association...

Trump lowers tariffs on Thailand, Cambodia after US-brokered border ceasefire

Trump lowers tariffs on Thailand, Cambodia after US-brokered border ceasefire

The US set a 19% levy on imports from Thailand and Cambodia, lower than the 36% they originally faced, after President Donald Trump earlier this month threatened to block trade deals with them unless they ended a deadly border clash. The new rates...

Why did Thailand and Cambodia fight a senseless border war?

Why did Thailand and Cambodia fight a senseless border war?

Foreign Military Attachés Visit Border After Thai Forces Destroy Cambodian Shrine and Market

AKP Preah Vihear, August 01, 2025 -- Military attachés from embassies in Phnom Penh visited the Cambodia-Thai border this week to observe the situation 36 hours after a ceasefire went into effect at midnight on Monday. Countries represented on the...

Captured Cambodian Soldiers Confirmed to Safe, Says Spokesperson

AKP Phnom Penh, August 01, 2025 -- H.E. Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata, Under Secretary of State and Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence, confirmed that the 20 Cambodian troops currently in Thai custody since July 29, 2025, have been...

UNESCO offers assistance to protect cultural heritage in Cambodia, Thailand

UNESCO offers assistance to protect cultural heritage in Cambodia, Thailand

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has offered technical assistance to Cambodia and Thailand to help protect and preserve cultural heritage sites that may have been affected by recent military clashes...

Thailand denies link to MK-84 bomb found in Cambodia, citing old ordnance

Thailand denies link to MK-84 bomb found in Cambodia, citing old ordnance

Thai authorities say the MK-84 bomb discovered in a Cambodian civilian area was likely old and buried, not dropped in recent air operations. BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ad Hoc Centre for Thailand-Cambodia Border Situation has confirmed that an MK-84...

Trump sets 19% tariff rate on Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia; 10% global baseline rate

Trump sets 19% tariff rate on Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia; 10% global baseline rate

Taiwan got a 20% levy.Published Fri, Aug 1, 2025 · 07:58 AM US PRESIDENT Donald Trump will keep minimum global tariff rates at 10 per cent, resisting prior suggestions he could raise the floor to 15 per cent or higher, according to a White House...

Cambodia Turns to Malaysia for Assistance to Secure Release of Soldiers Held in Thailand

Cambodia Turns to Malaysia for Assistance to Secure Release of Soldiers Held in Thailand

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Cambodia has requested Malaysia's assistant to secure the release of about 20 of its soldiers currently held in Thailand's military detention. The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief has requested Malaysia, which is...

Thai UN Ambassador rebukes Cambodian ceasefire breach, reaffirms commitment to peaceful resolution

Thai UN Ambassador rebukes Cambodian ceasefire breach, reaffirms commitment to peaceful resolution

Speaking at a UN conference, Ambassador Cherdchai Chaivaivid says Thai forces responded proportionately to Cambodian artillery fire and calls for strict adherence to border ceasefire. BANGKOK, Thailand – Ambassador Cherdchai Chaivaivid, the...

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