Asian Countries
Thailand and Cambodia have had a shoot out on the border region. A Thai civilian and 2 Cambodian soldier was killed in the clash. The tension is high since the Cambodian has claimed that Thailand is trying to invade the Cambodian side just last week. Both countries claiming the rights to the temple and two…
Thai soldiers have reportedly entered Cambodia near a disputed temple where the two sides briefly exchanged fire last year. A spokesman for Cambodia’s government said that about 100 troops had crossed the border. A Thai border commander denied there had been any troop movements and said there had been no increase in tension. Thailand and…
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has asked the Thai government to be nicer to the many Burmese refuges in Thailand. Many of them are born in the camp and some even have babies in the Camp they never seen anything else. There are over 110 000 Karen and Karenni refugees on the border to Burma…
An English retired teacher has been killed in house in Chiang Mai. The police think the murder look like killing from a Thai Yai or any other tribe from the Thai Burmese border. The killer or killers have smashed the light and some people believe that if you do that the spirits can not see…
Cambodia has started recruiting people along the Thai border to join in as armed resistant movement if Thailand and Cambodia starts fighting again. Thailand and Cambodia had a small battle last week leaving a few soldiers dead and some inured. So far it looks like they got 2400 to sign up but Thailand already have…
Burma-based Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) attacked a Thai border village this past weekend. It looks like their were after the head of the village Mr. Boonlert because last time they try to kill him he fled. This time they tried to fire grenades when then had come in on Thai territory. Tree defence volunteers…
Cambodia and Thailand is now firing at each other along the border. After a long stand off the troops suddenly start firing and sending rockets. Reuters, the Thai government and the Cambodian government have confirmed this but they have not said who started the shooting. The Thai government has told Thai people to run for…
We have got some of my money back that I donated to the Ping Pong village bank in Cambodia. We can not reinvest the money in another project or take them out from KIVA but I guess we will reinvest them with KIVA to help other projects in Cambodia. If you like to help poor…