Southeast Asia – Ousted Former Thai PM Thaksin Leaves Cambodia (Bernama)
Ousted Former Thai PM Thaksin Leaves Cambodia (Bernama)
PHNOM PENH, Nov 14 (Bernama) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Cambodia Saturday after making a five-day working visit to this country, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.
Thailand not to close Thai-Cambodian border (Thailandnews.net)
The Thai-Cambodia border’s situation has remained normal, while Thailand still has no policy to close the border, Thailand’s involved authorities announced Wednesday. The announcement was made after t…
Philippines leader signs act outlawing torture (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo signed a law on Friday that made torture a criminal offence punishable by up to 30 years in prison, a presidential palace statement said.
Spy row, golf game fuel Thai-Cambodia row (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cambodian police said Friday they had charged a Thai man with spying on fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, further inflaming a diplomatic crisis between the neighbouring countries.
‘23 dead’ as Philippine communists, security clash (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Twenty-three people died in the southern Philippines during fierce clashes between communist guerrillas and the military after the rebels raided a logging site, officials said Friday.
Thai fugitive Thaksin departs Cambodia: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra left Cambodia on Saturday, officials said, concluding a trip that has stoked a major diplomatic crisis between the two neighbours.
Cambodia not intend to expel more Thai diplomats: Cambodian official (People’s Daily)
Cambodia does not intend to expel more Thailand diplomats, an government official said on Friday. “Our government’s stance so far is not purposed to expel other Thai diplomats,” Koy Koung, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry told Xinhua. “But first secretary of royal Thai embassy to Cambodia really involved with spying in Cambodia. We have concrete evidence to show that Thai first secretary and a …
Communist rebel attack kills 12 in Philippines (AP via Yahoo! News)
Communist rebels killed 12 security forces when they responded to an attack on a logging company in the southern Philippines, the military said Friday. At least one rebel died.
Cambodia, Thailand expel senior diplomats in dispute over ousted Thai leader (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodia on Thursday expelled the senior serving diplomat at the Thai Embassy, and Thailand responded in kind as the two nations carried on a sharp dispute over fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Ousted Thai PM rallies supporters to Cambodia (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand said Friday it would not be provoked into violence in its diplomatic tussle with Cambodia over fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, even as the ousted leader taunted the Bangkok government by meeting with political supporters in the neighboring country.
S.Lanka refugees leave Australian ship: Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A group of 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers left an Australian customs ship to come ashore in Indonesia Friday, police said, partially easing a standoff which began last month.
Cambodia not expel more Thai diplomats : spokesman (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Cambodia does not intend to expel more Thailand diplomats, an government official said here on Friday.
Thai detained in spy probe by Cambodia (The Scotsman)
CAMBODIA has detained a Thai man for spying, in the latest sign of worsening relations between the neighbours over the visit by fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shi
US pushes Philippine on Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Asia News Network)
Strike while the iron is hot. Urging quick action, visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the government and the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front should not waste the opportunity to strike a peace deal before President Macapagal-Arroyo steps down next June.
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