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Monks to Join Red Shirt Rally
Thailand’s opposition Red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong has asserted that about 20,000 Buddhist monks will join the rally organized by the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship next week.
The monks will supply a morale enhancement to the red shirts, he said, and will pray and chant so the protesters can defeat the evil [...]

Hun Sen Touchy About His Appearance in Uniform
A fresh barrage of insults by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen aimed at Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is expanding the diplomatic gulf among the two countries.
Thailand and Cambodia had been struggling to find ways to mend fences after a series of quarrels but Hun Sen yesterday appeared [...]

Thaksin Not Taking Trip to Temple
Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is still in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and not in Cambodia as several people have asserted, and still holds Thai citizenship, according to Noppadon Pattama, a legal consultant to Mr Thaksin.
Mr. Noppadon disagreed with prior declarations by Veera Somkwamkid, a leading associate [...]

Tourist Hun Sen to Be Near Disputed Territory
The Thai-Cambodian border dispute is in the news as Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen today begins a three-day stay which will finish off at the Ta Muan Thom temple in Surin.
The government says that while the Cambodian chief is free to go anywhere while on Cambodian soil, he [...]

Cambodian Leader to Visit Disputed Area
Thai 2nd Army commander Lt-Gen Weewalit Chornsamrit said on Friday, that there is no call for reinforcing the Thai troops around the uncertain border area ahead of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit on Saturday,
Lt-Gen Weewalit said the current operation was adequate to maintain peace.
He had been called by senior [...]

Govt. in Exile Fears Downplayed
The Thai government has downplayed claims by ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that he is in preparations to create a government-in-exile.
The government also dismissed rumors that the anti-government red shirts plan to propagate political disorder ahead of a key court decision.
The UDD (United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship) is trying to [...]

Cambodian-Thai Border Skirmish
Cambodian and Thai armed forces traded weapons fire early Sunday about 20 kilometers from an ancient temple site on Cambodia’s northern border with Thailand, a Defence Ministry spokesman has reported.
General Chhum Socheat told a German Press Agency that the conflict came about on the morning that Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was paying [...]

All Sides See Upcoming Red Shirt Rally as Crucial
Thailand’s Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra preparations to visit Cambodia is exclusively for the purpose of commanding the “final battle” designed by the red-shirts, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters last Friday.
“Thaksin’s trip to Phnom Penh is not surprising. It is known [...]

Thailand Denies Hostility Toward Cambodian Government
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says that Thailand has no plans to remove the Cambodian government or go to war with its next door neighbor.
Thailand’s government has rejected allegations it was planning to stage a coup against the Cambodian government as well as a war against Phnom Penh.
Cambodian Prime Minister [...]