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BREAKING: Thai Army on late Wednesday afternoon denied having shot at or injured Cambodian civilians today. The denial came after Cambodian media reports that 5 Cambodian civilians were injured after being shot by Thai soldiers. The Thai Army said Cambodia caused commotion near Ban Nong Ya Kaeo, fired small arms for 10 minutes, provoking a sesponse and hoping to create a situation for Thai forces. Colonel Richa Sooksuwanon, Deputy Spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army (RTA), clarified that the Army had checked with the Burapha Force and confirmed that at approximately 4:00 PM today, small arms fire was heard from the Cambodian side for about 10 minutes in the area opposite Ban Nong Ya Kaeo, Khok Sung District, Sa Kaeo Province. The Thai side was prepared and did not retaliate in any way, he stressed. It is expected that the action was taken by the Cambodian side to create a situation and provocation. #ThailandCambodia
Khaosod English54,460 views • 7 months ago
Only 6 Thais showed up to oppose the war between Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday afternoon at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Bangkok. One American also joined the protest. Khaosod English's Pravit Rojanaphruk Pravit Rojanaphruk spoke to the leader Patchanee Kumnak. #ThailandCambodia #ไทยกัมพูชา
Khaosod English30,000 views • 6 months ago
Suvarnabhumi security officers save Russian man before he jumps SUVARNABHUMI — 2 March 2026, CCTV footage has emerged of a Russian man who threatened to jump from an elevated roadway inside Suvarnabhumi Airport, before security officers safely subdued him. The incident occurred on the evening of 1 March 2026 at around at the passenger terminal’s second floor, drawing the attention of numerous travellers in the busy airport. According to airport authorities, CCTV operators monitoring the arrivals area at Gate 2 observed a foreign man walking out of the terminal before crossing towards an outer metal barrier. The man was then seen climbing over the fence and standing on the outer ledge. The airport’s security centre alerted a patrol team to investigate. Officers reported that the man appeared highly stressed and threatened to jump to the ground below. Security personnel coordinated with relevant agencies to negotiate with him, providing drinking water in an effort to ease tensions while attempting to persuade him to step back to safety. At an opportune moment, the duty head of security decided to intervene, rushing forward to restrain the man and pull him back inside safely. He was later taken to Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Station to calm down. Police said the man was unable to provide identification documents and had not yet given his name. He identified himself only as a Russian national. Investigators have contacted the Embassy of Russia in Thailand to assist in verifying his identity. The man remains in police care while officers await further information once he is able to provide a statement. #Thailand #Suvarnabhumi #Russian
Khaosod English11,697 views • 3 months ago
It's crowded on Day 2 at Bangkok's Silom Road as Thai and foreign Songkran revellers fight it out with their water guns. The place is also famous for its strong LGBTQ presence. (Video taken shortly before 3pm on Sunday, April 13, by Pravit Rojanaphruk) #Thailand #Silom #Songkran #songkranfestival #สงกรานต์ #LGBTQ #lgbtqia #Bangkok
Khaosod English24,382 views • 1 year ago
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, on Thursday afternoon, arrives at Rosewood Bangkok Hotel to dine with former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who is a personal advisor to Anwar as ASEAN Chair. Thaksin is hosting Anwar, as well as Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, amidst very tight security. PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra was not present, and reporters were kept outside the luxury hotel. #Thailand #AnwarIbrahim #Thaksin #MinAungHlaing #Malaysia #Myanmar
Khaosod English19,267 views • 1 year ago
![UPDATE: Head of ASEAN International Observers Group takes two questions in Surin province, 15 kilometres from Thai-Cambodia border. Head of ASEAN International Observers Group (IOG) Brig Gen Samsul Rizal Musa told senior Thai Army officers in Surin province on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, on his last day of the three-day observation trip along the Thai-Cambodian border that he and his colleagues from eight ASEAN nations are on the ground to verify the ceasefire situation and see the damages caused by the conflict although they are not here "to pin point who is right or wrong." He told Khaosod English’s Pravit Rojanaphruk that a solid report is expected within a week. Samsul, who is the Defence Attache at the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok, earlier told the Thai army officers that he has noted the use of landmines and drones by Cambodia, and "a provocation from the other party" as well as the use of fake news and disinformation on social media by the Cambodian side. "Human provocation happened to us yesterday's morning [at An Ma Pass]," said Samsul, who also thanked the Thai Army for being in high morale, and exhibiting "gentlemen and professional behaviour." (Text and video by Pravit Rojanaphruk) #Thailand #ThailandCambodia #MalaysianFood #ThailandCambodia #ไทยกัมพูชา](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1958055945139023993/ext_tw_video_thumb/1958055821495214080/pu/img/cFCT5J_lySyh6KXJ.jpg)
UPDATE: Head of ASEAN International Observers Group takes two questions in Surin province, 15 kilometres from Thai-Cambodia border. Head of ASEAN International Observers Group (IOG) Brig Gen Samsul Rizal Musa told senior Thai Army officers in Surin province on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, on his last day of the three-day observation trip along the Thai-Cambodian border that he and his colleagues from eight ASEAN nations are on the ground to verify the ceasefire situation and see the damages caused by the conflict although they are not here "to pin point who is right or wrong." He told Khaosod English’s Pravit Rojanaphruk that a solid report is expected within a week. Samsul, who is the Defence Attache at the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok, earlier told the Thai army officers that he has noted the use of landmines and drones by Cambodia, and "a provocation from the other party" as well as the use of fake news and disinformation on social media by the Cambodian side. "Human provocation happened to us yesterday's morning [at An Ma Pass]," said Samsul, who also thanked the Thai Army for being in high morale, and exhibiting "gentlemen and professional behaviour." (Text and video by Pravit Rojanaphruk) #Thailand #ThailandCambodia #MalaysianFood #ThailandCambodia #ไทยกัมพูชา
Khaosod English12,801 views • 9 months ago
Khaosod English’s Pravit Rojanaphruk spoke to Thai demonstrator Zeenat Mahama, 30, one of the dozens of Thai and foreign Free-Palestine protesters in Bangkok at Pathumwan Intersection in Bangkok on Sunday, June 15., at noon. #Thailand #Bangkok #Israel #Hamas #Gaza
Khaosod English13,227 views • 1 year ago
A Thai Army officer on August 20, 2025, explains to the ASEAN International Observers Team (IOT) about the border between Thailand and Cambodia at Jueb Ta Mok Military outpost in Surin province where on August 12, one Thai soldier stepped on an anti-personnel landmine, allegedly planted by Cambodian soldiers, and lost one of his lower legs. (Video by Pravit Rojanaphruk) #ThailandCambodia #Surin
Khaosod English11,151 views • 9 months ago
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