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Anutin signs off on border security plan
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/02/2026
» Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul has approved a series of measures intended to bolster security along the border with Cambodia, including the construction of more border fencing, in the wake of another landmine blast which injured three Thai soldiers in Si Sa Ket.
Harvester shortage hurting border rice farmers
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 20/11/2025
» BURI RAM - Rice farmers in Ban Kruat district bordering Cambodia are worriedly waiting for harvesters as they race to bring in the crop, as high demand and border tensions have led to a shortage of equipment and operators.
Nearly 150k households receive relief
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 07/10/2025
» Nearly 150,000 households displaced by clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border have begun receiving relief payments from the government, though many recipients say the amount is simply not enough to cover their losses, especially if fresh clashes erupt.
Cambodia forces stir tensions
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 27/09/2025
» Retiring commander of the Second Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, yesterday said that Cambodian forces have moved near the border with neither side having yet withdrawn its troops.
Compensation helps but won’t take away fear, say border villagers
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 06/09/2025
» BURI RAM - More than 7,000 households in Ban Kruat district have registered for compensation after they were forced to flee clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border earlier, though many residents say their lives remain far from normal.
Hun Sen 'bodyguard’ arrested in Buri Ram
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 06/08/2025
» BURI RAM: A Cambodian soldier arrested in this northeastern province bordering Cambodia is suspected of being a member of the Bodyguard Headquarters (BHQ) of Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Checkpoint shut after temple vigil
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 23/06/2025
» The military has closed the border checkpoint in Chong Sai Taku in Buri Ram following an incident involving a group of Cambodian visitors at a temple in Phanom Dong Rak district in Surin on Saturday.
Cambodian workers in Buri Ram want to stay, fear job loss if they return
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/06/2025
» BURI RAM – All 1,350 Cambodian migrant workers in this northeastern province intend to stay despite ongoing border tensions.
Border villagers sell off livestock amid fears of evacuation
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 14/06/2025
» Border villagers in the northeastern province of Buri Ram have begun selling off their livestock amid fears of border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, hoping for a peaceful resolution from the Joint Border Commission (JBC) meeting on Saturday.
Cross-border trade at Buri Ram crossing plummets
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/06/2025
» BURI RAM: Cross-border trade at the Sai Taku crossing in Ban Kruat district has plummeted with a sharp drop in the number of crossers following the enforcement of restricted operating hours amid border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.