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The Anutin Charnvirakul government's anger over UN rapporteur Tom Andrews' report on the human rights situation in Cambodia comes as no surprise.

Bangkok Post · Aug 6

PM blasts UN border report

Thailand has rejected a UN special rapporteur's report estimating that 650,000 Cambodians were internally displaced during recent border clashes, saying the findings relied on one-sided information and failed to include Thailand's perspective.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

Thailand among top destinations for Koreans in drug‑trafficking cases

Thailand ranked second only to Cambodia for cases in which South Koreans were caught trying to transport illicit drugs to third countries, according to data compiled by the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Seoul and reported by a South Korean lawmaker.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

20,000 Cambodians ‘still displaced’ along Thai border

PHNOM PENH - ⁠More ⁠than 20,000 Cambodian civilians remain ​displaced along the country’s border with Thailand following two rounds of ​fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours ‌last year, a UN expert said on Friday, following a visit to the disputed frontier.

Bangkok Post · Jul 31

Dialogue offers path to peace

Manila: Thailand and Cambodia should engage more at diplomatic levels to resolve ongoing conflicts, said Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Thais reject munitions claim

Thailand has rejected Cambodian claims that its military left nearly 3,900 square kilometres of border areas contaminated with unexploded cluster munitions, saying the figures were unverified and lacked independent forensic evidence.

Bangkok Post · Jul 26

Petrol station denied extra payout over Cambodian rocket hit

The Si Sa Ket petrol station hit by a Cambodian rocket last year will not receive further compensation as its losses were fully covered by insurance and its parent company, the government says.

Bangkok Post · Jul 25

Neighbours swap citizens

SA KAEO: Authorities on Friday repatriated 36 Thai nationals from Cambodia and returned 67 Cambodian nationals through the Klong Luek border checkpoint.

Bangkok Post · Jul 25

China reaffirms its neutrality

China has assured Thailand it remains neutral in the Thai-Cambodian border dispute, saying military equipment supplied to Cambodia was delivered under an earlier agreement, Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul Boonthumjaroen said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 24

Border spat simmers on a year in

One year has passed since the first Cambodian rocket landed in Kantharalak district, Si Sa Ket province. It remains one of the hardest-hit areas by the armed conflict along the Thailand-Cambodian border, which has forced nearly 200,000 people across seven border provinces to flee their homes and seek safety in…

Bangkok Post · Jul 24