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POLITICS1d agoCambodia, Thailand take US$300 billion seabed dispute to UNMonths after deadly clashes that cost dozens of lives along their shared border, the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand laid out opening arguments on Tuesday over a different kind of territory: 27,000 sq km (10,400 square miles) of seabed thought to hold a fortune in gas and oil. The venue was the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s Singapore office, where the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s conciliation commission is being asked to settle who controls a stretch of the...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoThe Dynamics of Dependence Beyond Thailand’s Immediate NeighborhoodThe past year has seen considerable steps forward in the country's relationships with Singapore and Indonesia.The Diplomat
CONFLICT2d agoThailand Accuses Cambodia of Stationing Troops at World Heritage Site During Border FightingLast week, UNESCO released a report detailing the extensive damage caused to the World Heritage Site by Thai military attacks.The Diplomat
CONFLICT5d agoThailand builds border wall after Cambodia clashesThailand is constructing a border wall following recent clashes with Cambodia. This indicates escalating tensions and border security measures between the two nations.straitstimes.com · Singapore
HEALTH5d agoData centres sprouting in Thailand fuel fears of public health impactAt a market in Bangkok, stallholders say they had no idea initially about a boxy structure covered in gunmetal grey panels that was quickly built and installed opposite their stalls. According to them, nauseating oil began to waft through the area, where a hospital is also located, several months ago along Rama XI, an arterial road in the heart of the Thai capital, prompting complaints that led to the revelation that a new data centre might have been set up. More worryingly for the stallholders,...South China Morning Post