United States President Donald Trump says he has spoken with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand in a bid to end their border fighting, on the second day of his golfing trip in Scotland, where he owns and is promoting two courses. “Just spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the War…
Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia – Explosions reverberated in the distance along the Thai-Cambodia border, as a Cambodian soldier waited his turn for surgery to remove shrapnel embedded in his body from a Thai artillery shell. The soldier said he was injured in fighting with Thai troops on Friday near the ancient Ta Moan Thom temple along…
The death toll on both sides now stands at 32, as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out between the neighbours. Cambodian officials have reported another 12 people killed as a result of the ongoing border dispute with Thailand, with the death toll on both sides now standing at 32, as fears grow that…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will likely visit China next week, his first trip to the neighbouring country in five years. Jaishankar’s visit comes about three weeks after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited China to attend the SCO’s defence ministers’ meeting in Qingdao. The ties between the two nations came under severe strain following the…
China continues a second day of war games and military drills around Taiwan, including simulated attacks on key targets. China’s military said it has simulated attacks on high-value targets in Taiwan, including ports and energy facilities, as it carried out “live-fire” military drills around the self-ruled island on the second day of war-game exercises. The…
The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands. China’s military said it drove away three Philippines aircraft “illegally” flying over the disputed Spratly Islands, marking the second aerial incident this week involving Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea. A spokesperson for the Chinese…
Three Chinese navy ships have charted a course along Australia’s eastern coast in a move described as ‘unusual’ by the country’s defence minister. Australia and New Zealand are monitoring the “unusual” presence of a group of Chinese naval vessels spotted in international waters off the Australian eastern coast, defence ministers of the two countries said….
Manila says it will lodge a diplomatic protest after a Chinese helicopter flew deliberately within 3 metres (10 feet) of a Philippine aircraft. The United States ambassador to Manila has condemned “dangerous” manoeuvres by a Chinese navy helicopter that threatened the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in the South China…
The US Navy described its patrol as a ‘routine’ exercise through the international waterway. China’s military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait after two US naval ships transited the international waterway. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it had monitored the movements of the USS Ralph…
There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Anwar said that Malaysia had border issues with Singapore and its other neighbours in Southeast Asia…