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Did 64 Cambodian soldiers die in skirmishes on the Thai-Cambodian border?

By Bangkok Pundit Sun, Feb 06, 2011 6:00PM UTC Comments Off

BP has already blogged on the skirmishes on Friday, but there were also additional clashes on Saturday where the Thais have confirmed at least 1 soldier was killed. At this point, it is still unclear how many civilians or soldiers died, but the Bangkok Post has the following report: Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said they...

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Thai Army Chief on skirmishes at Thai-Cambodian border

By Bangkok Pundit Sat, Feb 05, 2011 4:24PM UTC Comments Off

Have already blogged on the border skirmishes yesterday afternoon, but last night Thai Army C-in-C Prayuth held a combative press conference. The press conference was held at 20:30, but did not air until around 22:15 (and on the the Army’s Channel 5). Matichon has a video and partial transcript here. Below is a summary: Prayuth...

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Is the Thai military flexing its muscle with Cambodia?

By Bangkok Pundit Wed, Jan 26, 2011 6:49PM UTC Comments Off

The Bangkok Post: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has given the army the green light to conduct a military exercise near Preah Vihear temple to display its strength as Cambodia continues to lay claim to the disputed area. … A senior army source who asked not to be named said yesterday the military exercise near the...

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Did Thai Defense Minister ask Cambodia to arrest the 7 Thais?

By Bangkok Pundit Tue, Jan 04, 2011 10:00PM UTC 0 Comment

The Bangkok Post: Chaiwat Sinsuwong, a core leader of Thailand Patriot Network, claimed on Monday that he had received information that Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon was behind the arrest of the seven Thais by Cambodian troops on Dec 29. He said Gen Prawit had contacted a Cambodian commander of a border army division, asking they...

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Did the 7 Thais knowingly enter Cambodian territory?

By Bangkok Pundit Tue, Jan 04, 2011 7:15AM UTC Comments Off

Yesterday, BP blogged about the seven Thais who were arrested by Cambodian authorities on the grounds that they have illegally entered Cambodia. The arrested include Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth, who until recently was the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, but now serves as a member of the House committee on boundary affairs, well-known PAD activist Veera...

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