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News.com.au
3 days ago
- News.com.au
Eight people killed after Cambodian rockets strike Thai petrol station in deadly border row
Eight people, including two children, were killed when rockets fired by Cambodia hit a petrol station in Thailand's Si Sa Ket province, amid the countries' bloodiest military clash in more than a decade. Bandit Aunjit, 7, and Namkhong Boontang, 8, were among those caught in the blast at a 7-Eleven inside a PTT petrol station. Footage from the scene, seen below, showed smoke pouring from the convenience store. Thailand said it had scrambled F-16 fighter jets to the area, as the two sides battled with tanks, artillery and ground forces over a disputed border zone. 'Due to the BM21 rocket incident, there were initially eight deaths at five locations,' police in the Kanthalarak district said in a statement. 'Police, military, local government officials, firefighters, local administrative organisations, and medical units are on duty informing civilians to stay away from the area.' Locals in Kanthalarak said they heard gunfire as the clash erupted at 9am local time on Thursday. The skirmish continued for more than two hours, with officials evacuating more than 40,000 people from the area. 'I heard a loud noise three or four times, and when I looked over, there was a gigantic cloud of smoke,' Praphas Intaracheun, a 53-year-old gardener from Sisaket, told AFP. He was refuelling at another petrol station around 300 metres from the one that was hit. 'I'm scared it might escalate during the night when you can't see anything. I don't even dare sleep,' he said. The fighting marks a dramatic escalation in a long-running spat between the neighbours – both popular destinations for millions of foreign tourists – over an area known as the Emerald Triangle, where the borders of both countries and Laos meet. The decades-old squabble flared into bloody clashes more than 15 years ago and again in May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a firefight. On Thursday, Cambodia fired rockets and artillery shells into Thailand the Thai military scrambled F-16 jets to carry out air strikes. The latter nation's public health ministry said one soldier and at least 11 civilians were killed, most of them in the petrol station attack. Another 35 people have been wounded. Thailand has accused Cambodia of targeting civilian buildings. A 30-bed hospital in the town of Phanom Dong Rak in Surin province, just 15 kilometres from the border, was hit by shells which shattered windows and collapsed part of a roof. The facility, which was also struck in the last major clashes between the two countries in 2011, was partially evacuated on Wednesday night as a precaution. 'We got a tip that there would be an attack from Cambodia,' a soldier stationed at the entrance told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. 'There is no telling when it will be safe enough for patients to return.' 'My house was shaking' Fighting was focused on six locations, the Thai army said, with ground troops and tanks battling Cambodian forces for control of territory. Six Thai air force jets were deployed, hitting two 'Cambodian military targets on the ground', according to Thai military deputy spokesperson Ritcha Suksuwanon. Cambodia has not yet commented on casualties on its side. Defence Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata refused to answer when asked about the issue at a news conference. AFP journalists met Cambodians fleeing their villages near the Thai border to escape the fighting. 'We dare not to stay, they were fighting so bad that my house was shaking,' Say Vuthy, 36, told AFP. 'We already dug a bunker but we dared not stay because we were scared that they will keep fighting at night.' Both sides blame the other for starting the fighting, which erupted near two temples on the border. At the request of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the deadly clashes, diplomatic sources told AFP. Thailand's embassy in Phnom Penh urged its nationals to leave Cambodia 'as soon as possible'. Both the European Union and China, a close ally of Phnom Penh, said they were 'deeply concerned' about the clashes, calling for dialogue. The United States and France – Cambodia's former colonial ruler – also called separately for an immediate halt to fighting and for talks to begin. Long-running row The violence came hours after Thailand expelled the Cambodian ambassador and recalled its own envoy after five members of a Thai military patrol were wounded by a landmine. Cambodia downgraded ties to 'the lowest level' on Thursday, pulling out all but one of its diplomats and expelling their Thai equivalents from Phnom Penh. The border row also kicked off a domestic political crisis in Thailand, where Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended from office pending an ethics probe over her conduct. A diplomatic call between Paetongtarn and Hun Sen, Cambodia's former longtime ruler and father of Hun Manet, was leaked from the Cambodian side, sparking a judicial investigation
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Sky News AU
Several people killed after plane crashes into a school campus in Bangladesh
At least 19 people have been killed when an air force jet crashed into a school campus in Bangladesh. The armed forces say the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise. More than 50 people, including children, were taken to hospital suffering burns. The pilot of the aircraft was among those killed.
Man of Many
12-07-2025
- Man of Many
In a Curveball, Audio Brand ‘Teenage Engineering' Launches an Electric Scooter
By Dean Blake - News Published: 12 Jul 2025 |Last Updated: 10 Jul 2025 Share Copy Link Readtime: 2 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more. For more information on how we test products, click here. Teenage Engineering, the Swedish design-first audio brand that brought us the incredible OP-1 synthesiser and TP-7 personal recorder has decided to do something completely different for its latest outing: partnering with Swedish bike-brand Vässla to create the EPA-1, an electric moped. A curveball to the Teenage Engineering faithful, the EPA-1 delivers a roadworthy Class 1 or 2 vehicle, capable of hitting 45 km/h and 25km/h respectively. Each EPA-1 is calibrated before leaving Vässla's warehouse, so what you get is what you get. Vässla CEO Micke Andersson | Image: Vässla 'I have followed teenage engineering for years and am really impressed by how they constantly think innovatively, and develop and design completely unique products. Everything from small synths and speakers to, well, all sorts of things. So I called them up,' said Vässla CEO Micke Andersson. 'We started brainstorming a new moped that would be a bit more than an ordinary moped.' Vässla's EPA-1 | Image: Vässla Vässla's EPA-1 | Image: Vässla Vässla's EPA-1 | Image: Vässla Vässla's EPA-1 | Image: Vässla Vässla's EPA-1 | Image: Vässla The EPA-1 seems to be pretty customisable: with multiple battery options (30Ah will get you around 70kms range, while the 50Ah is more like 100kms), as well as attachable accessories available to build the bike out as you see fit. This is because the bike itself was designed with customisation in mind: 11 reinforced mount points across the body of the moped let Vässla-made modifications, as well as custom-designs, simply screw into place. The bike is launching with five different colourways: black, yellow, white, red and blue. For now, the EPA-1 is available only in Europe, and will set you back around 20,000 Swedish Krona (roughly AUD$4,000)—though were hoping it'll make its way down under before long.
