Phnom Penh - Informal talks between Bangkok and Phnom Penh over disputed border areas were halted abruptly and scheduled formal talks postponed indefinitely amid political tension in Thailand, a Cambodian official said Thursday.
Defence Ministry Secretary of State Neang Phat said the Thai delegation arrived Wednesday in Siem Reap, 300 kilometres north of Phnom Penh, and the two sides had talked amicably before formal talks scheduled for Friday were abruptly cancelled.
Bangkok - Thailand's criminal court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for eight leaders of an anti-government protest group that took over several state buildings to try to force the administration to resign.
Tens of thousands of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters seized several government buildings early Tuesday and held them most of the day until they converged near the prime minister's compound in the evening.
Bangkok - Supporters of an anti-government movement seized a government-run television station Tuesday and forced it off the air in what they called their final showdown with Thailand's current administration.
People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters seized the National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT) in Bangkok and have demanded Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet step down.
Police Tuesday morning threatened to arrest PAD leaders Sondhi Limthongkul and Chamlong Srimuang, but had yet to do so.
Earlier Sondhi called Tuesday "the last whistle blow" in their efforts to topple Samak's government.
Phnom Penh - Informal talks between Bangkok and Phnom Penh over disputed border areas were halted abruptly and scheduled formal talks postponed indefinitely amid political tension in Thailand, a Cambodian official said Thursday.
Bangkok - Thailand's criminal court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for eight leaders of an anti-government protest group that took over several state buildings to try to force the administration to resign.
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