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Thailand defines Preah Vihear's "vicinity"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/04/2013
» "Vicinity" is a vague word meaning "the area near a particular place". However, the International Court of Justice wants a precise definition of the "vicinity of Preah Vihear" and Thailand's definition is now ready.
Thailand gives tough ICJ response to Cambodia’s “fake” map.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/04/2013
» Virachai Plasai, Thai ambassador to the Hague and leader of the legal team, said his Cambodian counterparts had fabricated information and attempted to mislead the court by using a falsified map.
Refugee camp fire cause still in dispute
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/03/2013
» It is still not clear what caused the inferno that killed 37 Karen refugees and injured more than 100 in Mae Hong Song camp on Friday. Humanitarian assistance is now pouring in. Photo by Thiti Wannamontha.
Police to replace troops on Cambodian border
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/02/2013
» Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to replace border troops with police ahead of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) oral hearings on the two countries’ territorial dispute.
Shans celebrate National Day
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/02/2013
» Bangkok Post photograph Patipat Janthong crossed into the Shan State of Myanmar to cover National Day celebrations, held openly for the first time since a truce was signed with the Myanmar government.
Kaeng Krachan welcomes Karen group
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/02/2013
» Karen tribespeople are used to being evicted from Kaeng Krachan National Park, but not welcomed. Now one group of Karen who lost their land in 1996 is getting a second chance.
Waste not
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/01/2013
» Near the Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet, poor workers sort through massive amounts of rubbish and discarded items in a huge landfill authorities consider an environmental headache.
Vanessa Mae wants to ski for Thailand
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/01/2013
» Violinist Vanessa Mae is training to become an Olympic skier with the aim of competing in 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia – for Thailand
UN gains Rohingya access
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/01/2013
» Thailand will allow the UN's refugee agency to visit nearly 850 Rohingya migrants detained after raids on hidden camps in the South.
Brutal crime re-enacted
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/01/2013
» You can understand why the woman on the floor looked decidedly uncomfortable. Sitting over her was Pairoj Nanthatanti, a man who had confessed to having savagely murdered his girlfriend.