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Cambodia: Little hope for Thai talks

AP — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:24:39 +0000

A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient...

More troops on Thai-Cambodian border

AP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:45:16 +0000

The military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand entered its fifth day Saturday as both sides continued to reinforce their troops ahead of scheduled talks over a disputed border area near an 11th century...

UN to end Myanmar aid flights on Aug. 10

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:31:13 +0000

A United Nations decision to end aid flights to Myanmar next month could hurt relief efforts already struggling to reach millions of survivors with adequate food and water, humanitarian groups said...

UN flights in Myanmar to end Aug. 10

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:18:07 +0000

Humanitarian groups say the ending of United Nations aid flights in Myanmar next month could slow a relief effort that already has come under fire for leaving many of the 2.4 million survivors without adequate food and...

Calif. exec charged with illegal military sales

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:24:50 +0000

A sales executive for an aircraft parts company is on the run after being charged with illegally sending military items to the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, prosecutors said...

Thai Muslim group claims cease-fire

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:16:24 +0000

An organization claiming to represent groups involved in southern Thailand’s Muslim insurgency announced Thursday it will end all violence in the region.

Cambodia, Thailand deploy more troops

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:33:59 +0000

Cambodia and Thailand escalated their troop buildup Thursday at disputed territory near a historic border temple despite moves to hold talks next week to defuse the flare-up in tensions, a Cambodian general...

Cambodia says it will meet Thais on border dispute

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:46:43 +0000

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet to avert a clash over a disputed temple site, a Cambodian minister said Wednesday, as hundreds of soldiers from both countries faced off in “disputed border...

Graphic design can save lives

Jaiyant Cavale — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:16:03 +0000

Raffles Design Institute in Thailand wanted to change the exclusive and annoying association of graphic design and fashion and hence, kick started an awareness campaign about how it can â€˜save livesâ€™. Graphic signs warning people to be wary...

Thai troops cross over into Cambodia over the Preah Vihear temple dispute

R.M.Paulraj — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:27:31 +0000

In the latest development in a dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over Preah Vihear, an ancient Hindu temple, Thai troops today crossed over into the Cambodian side to “protect” the country’s sovereignty. Earlier, Thai...