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Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hun Sen, the Cambodian prime minister, seems to enjoy baiting his neighbours. His recent decision to make Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's fugitive former prime minister...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ministry said in a statement that Singapore is concerned about the deteriorating relationship between Thailand and Cambodia. "It is not good for ASEAN. We hope that both our friends will keep the larger interest of...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Caustic nature of latest Cambodian-Thai spat over former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra reprises many previous disputes in the neighbours' often testing relations
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Thai government can not predict for how long the diplomatic retaliation against Cambodia will end since it will depend on Cambodia's additional movement, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said Friday. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced Thursday Thailand has to make diplomatic retaliation against Cambodia's interference of Thailand's internal affairs. His remark was made...
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France 24 (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Thailand has threatened to scrap a deal on developing energy reserves with Cambodia a day after both nations recalled their ambassadors in a row over Phnom Penh's appointment of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra (pictured) as economics adviser.
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
ASEAN urged Cambodia and Thailand to exercise restraint after tense relations between the two erupted this week when Cambodia named Thai ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra its economic adviser.
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BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT (Free subscription) | yesterday
The popularity rating of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva tripled after his decisive action of downgrading diplomatic ties with Cambodia, according to an Abac Poll survey released yesterday.In comparison to 23.3 per cent in the survey in September, Abhisit's popularity leaped to 68.6 per cent.The prime minister was most popular in the South (88.2 per cent), followed by the Central region (68.9
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday it will propose the cabinet meeting on Tuesday to revoke a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on overlapping maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Thailand signed with Cambodia in 2001. The MOU was signed by then-foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on June 14, 2001, under the Thaksin Shinawatra-led Administration....
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Cambodian government on Thursday evening announced to temporarily call back its Ambassador to Thailand, a move came shortly after Thai government's recall of its ambassador to Cambodia. The decision was announced at 8:30 pm local time by Sok An, minister of council of ministers, at a hastily arranged press conference. "The move we took is a response to Thai's recall of its Ambassador to Cambodia,"...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Cambodia recalls its ambassador from Thailand in tit-for-tat dispute over sanctuary offer to former Thai PM Thaksin.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Cambodia's Health Ministry on Friday said that it will receive the vaccination for A/H1N1 flu from the World Health Organization (WHO) at the end of this year. "We will receive the vaccination from the WHO late this year after we have appealed for help from other countries and partners," said Ly Sovan, deputy director for the communicable control department of Health Ministry. "So far,...
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BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The decision came one day after Thailand downgraded its bilateral relations with Cambodia to protest Cambodia's appointment of ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra as its economic adviser.Abhisit government recalled its ambassador to Cambodia on Thursday and suggest their female envoys and the families to return home.Cambodia immediately followed suit by recalling its ambassador to Thailand.Thai Foreign
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Bangkok/Phnom Penh - Thailand plans to review all bilateral agreements and cooperation projects with Cambodia after the two countries recalled their ambassadors in an escalating diplomatic spat over fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin S...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
SINGAPORE: Thailand on Thursday recalled its Ambassador from neighbouring Cambodia and announced a complete “review” of ties. The move was in protest against the appointment of the former Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, as ...