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The Star
15 hours ago
- The Star
Bangkok seeks sustainable ceasefire ahead of high-level GBC talks
BANGKOK: (Bernama) Thailand is hopeful that this week's General Border Committee (GBC) meeting with Cambodia in Malaysia will result in a breakthrough and lay the foundation for a sustainable ceasefire and peaceful resolution, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura. The secretary-level GBC meeting is currently underway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ahead of the extraordinary GBC session scheduled for Thursday (Aug 7). Speaking to reporters on Tuesday (Aug 5), Nikorndej, the Director-General of the Department of Information at the Thai Foreign Ministry, said various issues were discussed at the ongoing meeting, including the draft agenda for implementing the ceasefire agreement. "Thailand is participating in this GBC meeting with the ultimate goal of ensuring the effective implementation of a sustainable ceasefire,' he said, adding that Thailand also views the meeting as a significant step in bringing Cambodia back to the negotiating table over its ongoing border dispute. He said that acting Defence Minister General Nattaphon Narkphanit will lead Thailand's delegation to the GBC meeting on Aug 7. Meanwhile, Nikorndej said Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa received a phone call on Monday from Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, who extended an invitation for a trilateral consultation between the foreign ministers of Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia to help resolve the border issue. "While he (Maris) is agreeable to such a meeting, his priority at the moment is to await the outcome of the GBC meeting concerning the implementation of the ceasefire,' he said. "Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan expressed his understanding and agreed with Thailand's approach,' he said, adding that Maris expressed appreciation for Malaysia's constructive role as Asean Chair. Thailand and Cambodia have long been engaged in a dispute over their 817-kilometre shared border. The latest flare-up began with a brief skirmish on May 28 and escalated into armed clashes on July 24. Both nations agreed to an immediate ceasefire on July 28 following a special meeting in Putrajaya hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the current Asean Chair. - Bernama
New Straits Times
a day ago
- New Straits Times
Australia says foreign interference not tolerated after Chinese woman arrested
SYDNEY: Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that Australia would not tolerate surveillance of its community by foreign governments, after a Chinese woman was charged with foreign interference and denied bail by a court. The woman, who has not entered a plea, appeared in court in Australia's capital Canberra on Monday after police charged her with "reckless foreign interference" for allegedly monitoring a Buddhist group in the city on behalf of a Chinese security agency. The court heard the woman's husband was a vice captain in a public security ministry in a Chinese province, and she had visited the Chinese consulate in Canberra in the days after her property was raided by police, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. In a series of television interviews on Tuesday, Wong said she couldn't comment on an individual case, but added Australia was taking a stand against foreign interference. "We do not tolerate harassment, intimidation, surveillance of Australians and we have a strong framework to deter foreign interference in our democracy," she said in an ABC radio interview. It is the third time charges have been brought under foreign interference laws introduced in Australia in 2018, and the first time a Chinese national has been charged under the legislation. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement the ministry "was not aware of the specifics of the case" but would closely follow developments and "safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its citizens." "China has never interfered in the internal affairs of other countries, and firmly opposes any attempts to disrupt normal people-to-people exchanges and cooperation between China and relevant countries under the pretext of 'foreign interference'," the spokesperson added. A court suppression order has prevented media reporting the woman's name. The woman, who is also a permanent resident of Australia, faces a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment if she is convicted, according to Australian Federal Police. Police allege the woman was tasked by a Public Security Bureau of China to covertly gather information about the Canberra branch of Guan Yin Citta, a Buddhist group.
