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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand next month

Myanmar ⁠junta ⁠chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing will make an official ‌visit to Thailand on Aug 6 and 7, Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Wednesday, marking the latest attempt ⁠by the war-torn country's new administration to gain international legitimacy.

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Land border talks have stalled: FM

Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said bilateral talks with Cambodia on land-border issues had stalled after Phnom Penh initiated compulsory conciliation under an international treaty over a maritime boundary dispute.

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Sihasak hails PM's 'historic' China visit

Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has described Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's official visit to China as a historic success.

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Bangkok breaks Myanmar deadlock

The two-day informal talks in Bangkok and Pattaya on July 12-13 marked a real turning point in efforts to resolve the Myanmar crisis, even if the outcomes were not earth-shattering.

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Thailand holds out hope for Suu Kyi meeting

Asean envoy will attempt to see deposed leader on upcoming Myanmar visit

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Asean outreach may give Myanmar leaders legitimacy without results

Asean's re-engagement with Myanmar runs the risk of providing legitimacy to the military-led ‌government and undermining the regional group's own plan to end violence in the war-torn country, analysts said.

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Sihasak pushes Myanmar talks

Thailand is ready to act as a facilitator between the Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups to achieve internal peace in Myanmar, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.

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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand in August

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand in early August, Asean sources said on Monday, in what would be his second trip to an Asean member since the former junta chief took the presidency in April.

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Bloc eyes Myanmar impasse

Asean foreign ministers renewed pressure on Myanmar to advance the bloc's Five-Point Consensus (5PC), with the detention of political prisoners, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, remaining a concern during talks in Bangkok.

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Thailand deepens US defence ties

Thailand seeks to deepen defence, cybersecurity and academic cooperation with the United States while maintaining its neutral foreign policy and supporting a peaceful, rules-based Indo-Pacific, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told reporters during an official visit to Hawaii on Monday.

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Minerals push shapes agenda

Thailand is exploring the possibility of importing rare earth minerals from Kazakhstan to strengthen its electric vehicle (EV) industry.

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Thailand eyes Russia trade

Thailand and Russia are seeking to strengthen trade and investment cooperation in sectors ranging from energy and fertilisers to digital technology and innovation.

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Government presses ahead with fraught AI plan

The determination of rookie politician Chaichanok Chidchob, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), to push ahead with the TH-AI Passport scheme by granting premium AI access to five million Thais with a budget of 1.6 billion baht has backfired, turning the initiative into a new political flashpoint for the…

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Thailand appoints South African, German experts for UN arbitration process in dispute with Cambodia

Thailand has appointed conciliators from South Africa and Germany for ‌an arbitration process by the United Nations (UN) that was initiated by Cambodia to resolve a long-running maritime dispute, Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told reporters on Tuesday.

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Myanmar eyes Asean Summit spot

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing is pressing ahead on two fronts simultaneously -- the battlefield and diplomacy. For the latter, the Myanmar president and former junta leader aims to secure a return to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) fold by the next summit in November. Whether he succeeds…

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Ministry says Law of Sea findings not binding

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the compulsory conciliation mechanism under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) carries no binding legal force on disputed parties, though it can exert considerable political pressure and influence international perceptions in disputes such as the Thai-Cambodian maritime boundary issue.

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Thailand to join UN maritime arbitration with Cambodia

Thailand said on Friday it would join ‌a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a decades-long maritime boundary dispute, but it has put on hold for now other two-way efforts to settle their contested borders.

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Sihasak maps out vision at OECD meet

Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said competitiveness in the modern era is determined not merely by investment incentives but increasingly by workforce skills, innovation, regulatory quality, ease of doing business and policy stability.

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Border move 'saps trust'

Cambodia's decision to initiate compulsory conciliation proceedings under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) has undermined trust and complicated efforts to reach a negotiated settlement on overlapping maritime claims, Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.

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Time to end cycle of violence in deep South

A recent ambush on a police officer in Pattani province, which resulted in the tragic death of his wife as she held their baby in her arms, reminds us that violence in the deep South remains deeply troubling.

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Maritime talks with Cambodia fail

No agreement was reached during bilateral talks with Cambodia, says Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, following Bangkok's decision to cancel the 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU 44) on overlapping maritime claims.

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Sihasak calls for greater trust in United Nations

Member states should uphold the UN Charter and strengthen multilateral institutions, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said during a UN Security Council (UNSC) open debate in New York on May 26.

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Cutting visa-free stays? Show us the lower crime stats

After circling the issue seemingly since being elected, the cabinet finally moved forward this week to end the 60-day visa-free programme for 93 nationalities, citing a need to stem crime and misconduct by foreigners. But if discussion of the decision’s necessity is now officially closed, attention must turn instead to…

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Will Myanmar's Asean gambit work?

Unlike the other Asean members, Thailand must directly shoulder whatever fallout emerges from Myanmar's domestic developments. Bangkok has already endured and adapted to the new situation with its western neighbour. It has not been easy, as Thailand's own internal situation has not been entirely stable.

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Alarmed ASEAN leaders discuss crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war

Southeast Asian leaders are meeting under pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies of the Iran war, which one top minister says, “should not have occurred in the first place.”

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