PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday that two more border crossings with Thailand were completely shut down amid an ongoing border dispute between the two ASEAN member states.
Hun Manet said the Thai army Saturday night informed the governor of Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province about its unilateral decision to close Choub Korki border checkpoint from Sunday onwards. (Cambodia-Thailand-Border Checkpoints)
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TOKYO -- Shinmoedake, a volcano in the mountain range on the border of Japan's Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, erupted on Sunday, marking its first eruption since 2018.
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the eruption occurred at around 4:37 p.m. local time, sending a plume of ash over 500 meters above the crater. (Japan-Volcano-Eruption)
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KABUL -- Amid the ongoing Israel-Iran war, the number of Afghan refugees leaving the neighboring country has sharply increased as nearly 10,000 refugees have returned to their homeland every day.
Islam Qala Border, the crossing point linking the western Herat province of Afghanistan to Iran, has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of Afghan refugees entering their homeland since the start of Israeli attacks on Iran on June 13, officials said. (Afghanistan-Iran-Refugee)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia will ban imports of all fuel and gas from Thailand from Sunday midnight after border tensions between the two ASEAN member states have mounted.
"Starting from midnight (Sunday), all fuel and gas imports from Thailand will be halted," Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a post on his official social media platforms. (Cambodia-Thailand-Border) Enditem
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