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Thailand and Cambodia optimistic on border talks
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Official: Lao flooding not danger for Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) – The current flooding in Laos wouldn’t cause any serious danger for Cambodia, although the two neighboring countries share water from the Mekong River, English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily Saturday quoted an official as saying.
“The water (here) hasn’t risen (to those levels in Laos) and there is nothing to [...]
Graft occurred before treaty with Cambodia
Bringing convicted one-time deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame back from Cambodia could be difficult because his offences were committed before Bangkok and Phnom Penh had an extradition treaty.
Pol Gen Jongrak Juthanont said the Thailand and Cambodia extradition treaty came into force on April 1, 2001.
Vatana was convicted in his absence on Monday of corruption in [...]
Thailand, Cambodia agree to step up marking of border
HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP) — Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand said Tuesday they have agreed to step up efforts to mark the border around a disputed temple that has been the scene of a military standoff.
At the weekend, up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops pulled back from a small patch of disputed land [...]
Vietnam, Cambodia brace for Mekong floods, crops safe
HANOI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Rising Mekong floods upstream may cause landslides and deep inundation in Cambodia and southern Vietnam but the seasonal floodwater would also bring farmers good crops of rice and fish, officials said on Tuesday.
The Vietnamese government said rescue forces must be ready to move people from dangerous areas in southern Vietnam, [...]
No agreement yet for Thai-Cambodian foreign ministers’ border dispute meeting
CHA-AM, Thailand, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) – No new agreement has been reached yet after hours of negotiations between Thai and Cambodian delegations led by respective foreign ministers over the disputed border around the Preah Vihear temple on Tuesday at Thailand’s central resort town Cha-am, Phetchburi province.
The meeting between Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his [...]
Thailand says border tensions eased as Cambodia talks open
HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP) — Tensions over an ancient Khmer temple have eased following the withdrawal of most soldiers from the ruins, the Thai foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday as new border talks opened with Cambodia.
“The situation is moving in a positive manner. The tension is now being cooled down,” Tharit Charungvat told reporters as [...]
Be patient, Samak tells troops on border
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday advised soldiers guarding the border to be patient as Thailand and Cambodia attempt to resolve the row over the disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple through negotiations.
“All soldiers should help maintain ties between Thailand and Cambodia. You should be patient and ignore any attempt to cause rifts between the [...]
Meeting on disputed border begins
(BangkokPost.com) - The bilateral meeting between Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Nor Namhong commenced on Tuesday morning in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The meeting aims to resolve the ongoing border dispute over Preah Vihear temple.
Director of the Department of Information and Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat said the meeting [...]
Thailand welcomes call for unity by Cambodia’s PM
Thailand yesterday welcomed Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s statement that the border disputes between the two countries need to be resolved through bilateral mechanisms. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat said the Cambodian leader’s stance was in line with Thailand’s as Bangkok also wished to find a solution to the Preah Vihear temple issue in a [...]
