BANGKOK, 3 June 2011 (NNT)-The Thai Customs Department has pressed charges against perpetrators who have attempted to import over 40,000 pieces of bootleg products worth over 25 million THB ($824,962). According to Prasong Poonthaneth, Director-General of the Customs Department, a team of investigators has tracked down a large number of intellectually violated products which include […]
BANGKOK, May 2 – Surin and Buriram, two Thai provinces bordering Cambodia, have gradually closed their evacuation centres for local villagers centres as the residents are returning home as the border situation has eased, with no heavy weapons clashes taking place between Thai and Cambodia troops. While Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered the army to […]
Despite yesterday’s cease fire agreement between the regional field commanders of Thailand and Cambodia, fighting between the two countries continued last night around the Ta Moan Thom and Ta Kwai temples. The clashes resulted in the death of one Thai soldiers and injured four others. Read more: TAN Network
BANGKOK, 27 April 2011 (NNT) – Nine hospitals along the Thai-Cambodian border have been closed temporarily due to the ongoing clashes while mobile medical units have been sent out to take care of residents. As violent confrontations between Thai and Cambodian troops continue, Minister of Public Health Jurin Laksanawisit reported that the operations of nine […]
Surin – Three Thai troops and three villagers were injured when Thai and Cambodians exchanged fire Tuesday afternoon. A military source said the troops and civilians were injured after Cambodian troops opened fire at Thai side at 4 pm, using rockets. Read more: The Nation
Buri Ram – Two houses in a border village in Buri Ram were damaged when strayed artillery shells from the border clash in the adjacent Surin landed on the village. Nat Chartwattanasiri, chief of Ban Kruad district, said the strayed shell hit Ban Khokkrachai village in Tambon Saitaku at 4 pm. Read more: The Nation
SURIN, April 25 – A Thai soldier was killed in a clash between Thai and Cambodian troops at border in the northeastern province of Surin on Sunday night, raising to five the death toll of Thai military in the current skirmishing which began Friday. Gunfire was heard from 9pm Sunday to around 3am Monday, according […]
BANGKOK, 22 April 2011 (NNT) – Fresh clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin province have forced an evacuation of over 6,000 locals to safe places while Thai troops have sustained 3 fatalities and 13 injuries so far. After a new round of border shooting erupted between Thai and Cambodian soldiers near Surin’s Ta Kwai […]
