On the Border – 101 East (video)
An ancient temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia is at the center of a deadly territorial dispute. The result: the fiercest fighting in Southeast Asia in years.
After 49 years, Preah Vihear is back in The Hague
The International Court of Justice in The Hague will examine Cambodia's request on Monday for further clarification of its 1962 ruling, in which the Hindu temple Preah Vihear was assigned to Cambodia. Cambodia wants to elicit a ruling from the Court on the area of 4,6 square kilometers near the temple that is claimed by Thailand and Cambodia and where troops from both countries regularly clash. The Court awarded the temple to Cambodia in 1962…
No fear of dying
The residents in the border region of Thailand and Cambodia are once again put to the test. The fighting over a disputed piece of land and a few ancient temples is causing fear among the local population. Nevertheless, they do not want to move, even if this would put their lives in danger.
The long-running border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has flared up again in recent days, resulting in fighting, deaths and accusations on both sides. The troops fire on each other at the border at the ancient Hindu temple Ta Krabei or Ta Kwai in Thai. Both countries claim it. The temple complex is located in the province of Oddar Meanchey, about 100 km southwest of the Preah Vihear temple, which has also been the battleground for many years. The international…
A trip through Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
A beautiful HD video of a trip through Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. In the beginning beautiful images of the view over Bangkok.
Firm belief in superstition
Sometimes I wonder: am I crazy? That happens when I read about (previous) prime ministers of this country who consulted fortune tellers, piss seekers, coffee grounds analysts and shell scatterers. But also under Abhisit the Feng Shui around the government building is being worked on. If the current Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte did this, he would be immediately taken to an asylum. For the pinnacle of belief in superstition yesterday Commander ...
Fighting was reported again yesterday at the border area between Thailand and Cambodia. At least one Thai soldier has been killed. Thousands of people have fled. These are the fiercest confrontations in years. At least five people, both civilians and soldiers, have been killed in the past five days. Both countries blame each other for starting the fighting. In the fighting, a temple from the eleventh ...
Asia's sex industry (video)
France24 with a video report of about 11 minutes on the sex industry in Asia.
The diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia threatens to get further and further out of hand. Both countries have recalled their ambassadors. The Thai government threatened on Friday to close the border with Cambodia and to cut off all aid to the country. "We view Thaksin's appointment as an interference in our internal Thai affairs," Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said in Bangkok on Thursday. The Cambodian government officially offered Thaksin the post of economic adviser to…