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  • Thailand NewsNSC to review permanent border checkpoint with Cambodia

    NSC to review permanent border checkpoint with Cambodia

    The National Security Council (NSC) will thoroughly examine the trade benefits and security concerns surrounding a proposed new permanent border checkpoint with Cambodia, according to a senior official. Police in Trat province are advocating for Ban Tha Sen in Mueang district to be established as a permanent checkpoint following Cabinet approval, pending NSC support. Ban Tha Sen borders Phothisat province…

  • Thailand NewsKaren tribe woman gives birth at Tak province border patrol checkpoint

    Karen tribe woman gives birth at Tak province border patrol checkpoint

    A pregnant woman from the Karen tribe gave birth at a border patrol checkpoint in Tak province, as she was unable to reach a hospital in time due to the remote location of her home. The birth, which took place today, at 7am, was overseen by a team of rangers from the 35th Border Patrol unit and health officers from the…

  • World NewsAzerbaijan establishes border checkpoint on disputed land link, igniting tensions with Armenia

    Azerbaijan establishes border checkpoint on disputed land link, igniting tensions with Armenia

    In a provocative move that has riled up its arch-enemy Yerevan, Azerbaijan established a border checkpoint yesterday on the only land link between Armenia and the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Tensions continue to mount between the two ex-Soviet Caucasus nations with fierce rivalries centred around the Azerbaijani Armenian-majority territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan’s state border service announced… “The units of the Azerbaijani…