SA KAEO – Tensions at a primary border crossing escalated on Wednesday as Cambodian immigration officials refused to allow Thai nationals to leave Cambodia through the Poipet-Klong Luk checkpoint in Sa Kaeo province, stranding an unknown number of Thai citizens. The reasons for the refusal were not immediately clarified by Cambodian authorities. Thai Army Accuses […]
BANGKOK – Thousands of Thai nationals remain stranded in the Cambodian border town of Poipet after authorities there indefinitely postponed a promised humanitarian corridor that was scheduled to open on Saturday. The move has left approximately 3,000 Thais who gathered at the checkpoint with their belongings unable to return home. Thai Embassy Seeks Clearance as […]
SA KAEO – The Royal Thai Army has issued a stark warning that Cambodian authorities are effectively detaining thousands of Thai citizens by blocking their return through the Poipet border checkpoint. The situation has escalated humanitarian and security concerns, with more than one hundred Thais already having re-entered Thailand illegally after being barred from departing […]
BANGKOK — More than 40,000 tourists stranded in Thailand by flight disruptions in the Middle East have safely returned home, aided by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand’s (CAAT) temporary approval for tour operators in originating countries to send charter flights to retrieve them, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced. Passengers to/from Thailand Urged […]