Thai and Cambodian forces have exchanged artillery and mortar rounds this afternoon as tension was raised once more along the disputed border area. The exchange of fire took place close to Preah Vihear Temple with a Thai television channel reporting that one Thai villager in the area has been … [Read more...]

Two members of a nationalist Thai group have been found guilty of espionage following their arrest by Cambodian authorities in December 2010. A Cambodian court has sentenced Veera Somkwamkid to eight years in jail whilst his female assistant has been given a six year jail term. They now have thirty … [Read more...]

There has been another rally today in Bangkok organised by Thailand’s anti-government red shirt movement. Police say a good-natured crowd of nearly 30,000 gathered in the early afternoon at Bangkok’s central commercial area near Siam Square. The protesters then headed to the Democracy Monument … [Read more...]

Five of the seven Thai people who were arrested in Cambodia last month returned to Thailand yesterday. A Phnom Penh court found the five Thai men guilty of trespassing on Cambodian territory and illegal entry into a restricted military area, but the Thai men were free to go after the court handed … [Read more...]

Anti-government red shirt protesters turned out in force yesterday in central Bangkok. Rally organisers say the crowds numbered around 60,000 whilst police estimates put the figure at 30-40,000. The latest protest was part of an ongoing campaign by the red shirts to press for the release of protest … [Read more...]

A court in Thailand has jailed more than seventy members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD). The yellow shirt PAD supporters were found guilty of charges relating to an incident in August 2008 when an armed group stormed a state-owned television station and threatened the staff working … [Read more...]

There has been more diplomatic tension between Cambodian and Thailand following the arrest of seven Thai people for illegally entering Cambodian territory. The arrested men include a Democrat MP and another man who is a former leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD). Better known as … [Read more...]