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Cambodia, Thailand Reach Consensus on Ceasefire Agreement

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Phnom Penh, Dec 27 (IANS) The Cambodian Ministry of Defence said on Saturday that it reached consensus with Thailand on the content of the draft Joint Statement of the third Special Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee meeting on Friday night, with the participation of ASEAN observers.Ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambodia began at around 9:40 a.m. local time on Saturday at a border checkpoint in Thailand’s Chanthaburi Province.If an agreement is reached, the two sides are expected …

Ceasefire Talks Begin Between Thailand and Cambodia

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Chanthaburi, Dec 27 (IANS) Ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambodia began at around 9:40 a.m. local time on Saturday at a border checkpoint in Thailand’s Chanthaburi Province.If an agreement is reached, the two sides are expected to sign a ceasefire declaration at noon, according to media reports, Xinhua news agency reported.On Friday, Cambodian Defence Ministry’s Undersecretary of State and spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata said that Thai F-16 fighter jets dropped as many as 40 bombs in …

Thai F-16 Jets Bomb Border Village in Cambodia

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Phnom Penh, Dec 26 (IANS) Cambodian Defence Ministry’s Undersecretary of State and spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata said on Friday that Thai F-16 fighter jets dropped as many as 40 bombs in a border village in Banteay Meanchey province.She said in a press briefing that the bombardment destroyed civilian houses as well as public infrastructures in Chok Chey village, Xinhua news agency reported.The Thai military also fired artillery shells into a civilian residential area in Poipet Municipality…

Cambodia Accuses Thai Military of Using Cluster Bombs in Border Conflict

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Phnom Penh/Bangkok, Dec 24 (IANS) Cambodia said on Wednesday that the Thai military used fighter jets to drop cluster bombs in Banteay Meanchey province. The Thai army responded that the cluster bombs deployed exclusively targetted military objectives. The Thai military also used fighter jets to drop four bombs into civilian areas in Battambang province, the Cambodian Ministry of Defence said in a press release, Xinhua News Agency reported.The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authorit…