The latest flare-up started on Thursday, with intense fighting spreading across multiple border areas. Early Saturday, Thailand’s navy joined the army in repelling what it described as incursions by Cambodian troops at three points in eastern Trat province.

Even as the West-backed Israeli genocide against Palestine grinds on bloodily, attention in Asia has turned eastward to the sudden outbreak of border clashes between two predominantly Buddhist, neighbouring

The countries continued to trade fire on Friday, and at least 16 people are reported to have been killed.

Of course, trouble at the 508-mile (817 km) shared border is nothing new. For over a century, Thailand and Cambodia have contested sovereignty at various undemarcated points in the thick jungle punctuated with culturally-significant temples albeit with scant strategic or economic value.

Thailand bombed Cambodia with F-16 fighter jets on Thursday, as relations between the two countries imploded following clashes on a disputed border near the Emerald Triangle.

Four dead as Tropical Storm Wipha tears through Thailand, China and into Vietnam - Heavy rain in China's eastern province of Shandong kills two people and leaves 10 missing

China attempted a diplomatic thaw with India, but it was stymied by arms sales to Pakistan and disagreements over terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s leadership

Top load washing machines imported from China and Thailand are the latest products to encounter anti-dumping duties from the South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission (Itac). The imported washing machines will carry provisional anti-dumping duties for the next six months ranging between 8% and 67%.