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Cambodia's Calculated Clash: New York Times Reveals Evidence of Premeditated Aggression Against Thailand In June 2025, weeks before the Thailand-Cambodia clash, six Chinese Y-20s worth of rocket launcher rounds & artillery shells were airlifted to Sihanoukville and rushed to the border provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear. Lt. Gen. Rath Dararoth, Cambodia's defense secretary, claimed they were for the annual exercise with China's PLA, which had in fact ended weeks earlier in late May. Peter Bouckaert, an analyst with Fortify Rights confirmed through battlefield evidence that "everything we saw that was being put into the rocket launchers were Chinese rockets," underscoring the premeditated integration of these weapons into Cambodia's operation. Cambodia's preparation extended beyond weapon shipments, with a potential artillery base built east of the Preah Vihear temple. Nathan Ruser, an analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute noted unified border fortifications as evidence of deliberate military planning by Cambodia's leadership. Hangyu Lee, a researcher at Armed Conflict Location & Event Data stated, “It remains clear that Cambodia’s military buildup was significantly more proactive than Thailand’s", in contrast, Thailand was "largely reactive and defensive", to keep pace with Cambodian activity, underscoring Cambodia's premeditated aggression. This proactive stance, combined with rapid Chinese weapons resupply weeks before the conflict illustrates Cambodia's deliberate aggression.

@vern_gilbert @KhaosodEnglish Japan is the main mediator of this conflict, mainly due to their energy security priority. When Trump says they made a deal, it's through Japan's negotiation.

@KhaosodEnglish Japan flagged LNG tanker is entering the straight per ship tracking app. Has Japan made a deal??

BREAKING: Iran lets a Thai vessel cross Hormuz safely, says it “won’t forget friends” 🇮🇷🇹🇭

When we say the Strait of Hormuz is not closed, we mean it. And for the record, friends have a special place

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 14 May 1954. Cambodia's violation of article 8.1.(b) & 8.3 invalidates the immunity under special protection in article 9 which voids obligation in article 11.1. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treatie…

@HarriotTub2974 @nypost It's under the 1954 Hague Convention not the Geneva Convention. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treatie…

@nypost Even if troops were inside Preah Vihear Temple with small arms, international law (Geneva Conventions) only allows strictly necessary, proportionate, minimal force, so bombing the entire temple is illegal and unjustifiable.

1,000-year-old temple on cliff left battered after Cambodia and Thailand border clashes trib.al/QFjOoJD

@HarriotTub2974 @nypost It's under the 1954 Hague Convention not the Geneva Convention. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treatie…

@nypost Under the Geneva Conventions, attacks must be strictly necessary, proportionate, and minimize damage, so since Cambodia did not use Preah Vihear Temple for heavy artillery, Thailand would have no legal justification to bomb the entire temple.

@nypost Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 14 May 1954. Cambodia's violation of article 8.1.(b) & 8.3 invalidates the immunity under special protection in article 9 which voids obligation in article 11.1. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treatie…

@HarriotTub2974 @TheMaskOfElon @nypost Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 14 May 1954. Violation of article 8.1.(b) & article 8.3. invalidates immunity under special protection in article 9 which voids obligation in article 11.1. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treatie…

@TheMaskOfElon @nypost And you people forget one thing. Under the Geneva Conventions, attacks must be strictly NECESSARY, PROPORTIONATE, and minimize damage, so since Cambodia did not use Preah Vihear Temple for HEAVY ARTILLERY, Thailand would have no legal justification to bomb the entire temple.

@squidsee @okaythenfuture @akarlin Burmese blend in well with the local population and a lot if not most of them do speak Thai. Plenty shared historically & culturally and are generally tolerated.

Yes, true. Especially Lao and Cambodians (a good chunk of thailand speaks Lao) are culturally similar.. However, interestingly many Burmese don’t speak any Thai and are still working in shops etc. I wonder if this bothers people. i am not sure how similar the culture is. Myanmar has a very different history - though they are Buddhist.

Thailand has demographically peaked and its human capital is mid. It's not going to become rich the classical way. I think it should consider opening up its economy to the masses of long-term digital nomads who make it their de facto home. Having them is better than not having them, but restricting them to teaching locals English, spending their money on $3 Pad Thais, and otherwise legally forbidding them from working for local clients is suboptimal. Allowing at least the long-term nomads to fully participate in the domestic economy seems like a no brainer.

@BirthGauge *higher level of migrant workers with no path to naturalisation like UAE

@okaythenfuture @akarlin Thailand also has a higher share of other migrants (mostly from neighboring countries) compared to Japan or Korea. They opened up earlier and tolerate a higher level of immigration than most other Asian countries.

Each dotw, governed by a celestial body—as days named—& its associated deity, are represented by a colour. The weekly rainbow also mirrors the full palette of the visible light spectrum representing invisible cosmic forces one can attune to with clothing colour being most common

The Thai notion of dotw-assigned colour for cosmic harmony—A practical, cohesive framework that embodies: 1. Celestial Body & Associated Deity 2. Spectrum of Visible Light Palette 3. Metaphysics & Cosmobiology

@stats_feed Each dotw, governed by a celestial body—as days named—& its associated deity, are represented by a colour. The weekly rainbow also mirrors the full palette of the visible light spectrum representing invisible cosmic forces one can attune to with clothing colour being most common

@stats_feed The Thai notion of dotw assigned colour for life in harmony with the cosmos—A practical, cohesive framework that embodies: 1. Celestial Body & Associated Deity 2. Spectrum of Visible Light Palette 3. Metaphysics & Cosmobiology

🇹🇭 Days of the week are associated with certain colors in Thailand.

🇫🇷 A French sailor inadvertently revealed the location of an aircraft carrier by running on deck while wearing a smartwatch. On March 13, a French Navy officer ran on the ship’s deck wearing a smartwatch that synced activity data to the Strava app. Because the sailor’s profile was public, his location became visible online in real time. Journalists from Le Monde were able to pinpoint the carrier group’s position, northwest of Cyprus. The French Ministry of Armed Forces acknowledged the incident, stating that crew members’ actions were outside official protocols.

Congratulations to Prime Minister Anutin on your re-appointment as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand. I look forward to working together to take forward our Strategic Partnership and promote our shared vision for a peaceful, stable and prosperous region. 🇦🇺 🇹🇭

@KHAMCHANH Except the lax immigration policies of the past which once encouraged assimilation and naturalisation had evolved into a restrictive one since the mid-20th century. Effectively mirroring the UAE, importing large amounts of migrant labour but generally less immigrants & citizens.

Thailand today continues to import migrant workers from other Asian countries. But it’s not a new thing. The mass import of neighboring populations has been a Thai policy for nearly a thousand years.

If we are referring to descendants of Ayutthaya, the Thai Siamese only make up 30% of Thailand’s population today. Before Europeans arrived and the modern concept of immigration, Thailand had always imported populations of neighboring countries, sometimes with the use of force.

Held in Thailand 🇹🇭 earlier this year, Exercise Cobra Gold 26 saw more than 8300 personnel from 30 nations cooperating in land, sea, air, cyber, and space operations. Australia worked in the cyber and space domains and senior integrated command and control roles. /2

From the protection of the Hun dictators down to local police & admin. supporting its shadow economy of gambling dens & scam centres, owners were promised the peace of mind & passport. An industry of trafficked victims, torture, forced defrauding, and the defrauded worth billions

@ThaiEnquirer Taxing US consumers & firms for excess of imports over exports (in $) to/from specified economies—resulting in declining domestic consumption, jobs and growth—all to fund government spending & debt: An economically illiterate burden disadvantages American manufacturers further.

U.S. launches Section 301 probe into 16 trading partners, including Thailand The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a new round of trade investigations targeting 16 trading partners, including Thailand, over alleged unfair trade practices and industrial overcapacity, a move that could lead to new tariffs. The probe, announced on March 11 in Washington, D.C., will be conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and could result in tariffs as early as this summer, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Major economies under scrutiny include China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea and Mexico. Other economies being investigated are Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Switzerland and Norway, while Canada was not included. U.S. officials say many of the targeted economies run large and persistent trade surpluses with the United States, which Washington argues reflects policies that disadvantage American manufacturers. Greer said the investigation will examine structural industrial overcapacity, including government subsidies, underutilised manufacturing capacity, weak labour and environmental standards and non-market practices by state-owned enterprises. The administration has set a relatively fast timeline for the probe, with public comments open until April 15 and a hearing expected around May 5. U.S. officials aim to complete the investigations before temporary tariffs announced by Trump in late February expire in July, after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down earlier global tariffs imposed under emergency powers. Tariffs currently set at about 10% could rise to 15% or higher for some countries depending on the results of the investigations, according to U.S. officials. #Thailand #US #Trade #TrumpTariffs #ภาษีทรัมป์

Parallel to the Iranian regime of centralised religious ideology is the Hun Sen regime of centralised political stability. Both justify 47 years of authoritarianism by: *Weaponising History *Externalising Threats *Personalising Power Opposition becomes a national security threat.