The International Court of Justice has ruled in favor of ordering Thai and Cambodian troops to withdraw from a disputed area along their border. The withdrawal is unlikely to happen for several reasons. First, the ICJ has no enforcement mechanism, so it cannot compel either country to obey its...
The bridge, linking Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province of Thailand with Poi Pet city in Banteay Meancheay province of Cambodia, was designed to accommodate the cross-border transport of cargo trucks, villagers and merchandise daily. Consequently, permanent border checkpoints will be built o...
PHNOM PENH, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Thailand have vowed to connect the capital cities of the two countries by train by the end of this year, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement came after Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn wrapped up h...
The border between Thailand and Cambodia at Poipet has a terrible reputation,but it’s not quite as bad as you may have been led to believe. It’s true that if you’re coming from Thailand towards Cambodia you have more chance of being scammed than if you’re going in the other directi...
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Thailand's railroads originate in Bangkok and extend to Chiang Mai, the Korat plateau, and to Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia; a corresponding network of paved highways has been constructed. Thailand's inland waterways—a complex, interconnected system of rivers, streams, and canals—have been ...
The main body of the country is surrounded by Myanmar (Burma) to the west, Laos to the north and east, Cambodia to the southeast, and the Gulf of Thailand to the south. Peninsular Thailand stretches southward from the southwestern corner of the country along the eastern edge of the Malay ...
For his part, Hun Sen said cooperation between the two countries was crucial to maintaining peace, stability and security along the border, which are the main factors to boost trade, investment and tourism. Cambodia shares more than 800-km border with Thailand to the north and west....
20: The Cambodian government on Sunday asked local authorities to strengthen safety measures along the border after neighboring Thailand reported more than 500 cases of Covid-19 in its Samut Sakhon province. Samut Sakhon is located about 300 km away from Cambodia's border. "The authorities along...