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Hun Sen Arrives in Hua Hin Thai Prime minister Abhisit’s nemesis, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Hua Hin on Sunday morning to partake in the first Mekong River Commission summit. The affair is being held at the Hyatt Regency hotel, from April 2 through the 5th. Seven squads of police and soldiers have [...]

Thai Army Disputes Cambodian Claims A higher-ranking Cambodian army official said Wednesday that his troops have killed 88 Thai soldiers during the past two years in conflicts in the vicinity of an ancient temple on a disputed boundary. General Chea Tara, a Cambodian deputy commander-in-chief who supervises military operations in the area near the Preah [...]

Hun Sen Visit Requires Special Securuty Special safety protocol will be supplied for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during his visit to Thailand to be present at the first Mekong River summit next month, Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Thursday. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Hua Hin, Prachuap [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]