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Nikkei Asia
5 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Thai, Cambodian armies trade gunfire across border, killing 14 Thais
Thai soldiers equipped with mine-clearing equipment inspect a border area in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, earlier this month. (Photo by Royal Thai Army/AP) DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN and YUICHI NITTA PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- The Cambodian and Thai armies exchanged gunfire across the border in several places on Thursday, killing at least 13 Thai civilians and a soldier, while the governments downgraded diplomatic relations in sharp escalation of a crisis over disputed territory. The deputy spokesperson of Thailand's Ministry of Health, Varoth Chotpitayasunondh, said on his Facebook account that 13 civilians and one soldier were killed and 32 civilians and 14 soldiers injured in Thailand. The Cambodian authorities have not released any casualty figures.
Nikkei Asia
6 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Thai, Cambodian armies trade gunfire across border, killing 12 Thais
Thai soldiers equipped with mine-clearing equipment inspect a border area in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, earlier this month. (Photo by Royal Thai Army/AP) DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN and YUICHI NITTA PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- The Cambodian and Thai armies exchanged gunfire across the border in several places on Thursday, killing at least 11 Thai civilians and a soldier, while the governments downgraded diplomatic relations in sharp escalation of a crisis over disputed territory. Thai Minister of Public Health Somsak Thepsuthin said another 24 people had been injured, in addition to the fatalities. "The loss of lives today is unacceptable," he said. The Cambodian authorities have not released any figures.
Nikkei Asia
6 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Thai, Cambodian armies exchange fire across border, 12 Thais killed
Thai soldiers equipped with mine-clearing equipment inspect a border area in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, earlier this month. (Photo by Royal Thai Army/AP) DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN and YUICHI NITTA PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- The Cambodian and Thai armies exchanged fire across the border in several places on Thursday in clashes that killed at least 11 Thai civilians and one soldier, and the two countries downgraded diplomatic relations in a significant escalation of a crisis over their disputed border. Thai Minister of Public Health Somsak Thepsuthin said that in addition to the fatalities a further 24 people had been injured. "The loss of lives today is unacceptable," he said. The Cambodian authorities have not released any figures and neither side has reported any military casualties.
Nikkei Asia
6 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Thai, Cambodian armies exchange fire across border, nine civilians killed
Thai soldiers equipped with mine-clearing equipment inspect a border area in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, earlier this month. (Photo by Royal Thai Army/AP) DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN and YUICHI NITTA PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- The Cambodian and Thai armies exchanged fire across the border in several places on Thursday in clashes that killed at least nine Thai civilians, and the two countries downgraded diplomatic relations in a significant escalation of a crisis over their disputed border. The Thai army said that in addition to the civilian fatalities a further 14 people had been injured. The Cambodian authorities have not released any figures and neither side has reported any military casualties.
Nikkei Asia
6 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Thai, Cambodian armies exchange fire as border dispute escalates
Thai soldiers equipped with mine-clearing equipment inspect a border area in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, earlier this month. (Photo by Royal Thai Army/AP) DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN and YUICHI NITTA PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- The Cambodian and Thai armies clashed in at least two places on Thursday, including using rockets and artillery, and the two countries downgraded diplomatic relations, in a significant escalation of a crisis over their disputed border. Reuters reported that at least two Thai civilians were killed and two others injured by Cambodian shelling, quoting Sutthirot Charoenthanasak, the Kabcheing district chiefe in Thailand's Surin province. He added that 40,000 civilians from 86 villages had been evacuated.
