As Cambodia repeatedly presses for border talks, its renewed push to convene the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) has exposed growing unease within Thailand, which insists that internal processes are prerequisites.

A leaked recording of a private call between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen has gone viral on social media. During the call, the Thai Prime Minister admitted she is facing domestic pressure from the military, which put her in the hot seat immediately after the audio was leaked.

Following a fatal border clash on 28 May at the Chong Bok, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to hold bilateral talks through the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Commission on Demarcation for the Land Boundary (JBC) on 14-15 June. Both sides remain at odds on certain matters, particularly Cambodia’s move to refer the case to the International Court of Justice.

Following a border clash on 28 May at the Chong Bok border pass in Ubon Ratchathani, Cambodia has said that it intends to take its territorial disputes with Thailand to the International Court of Justice, while the Thai government has said that it is committed to bilateral negotiations through the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) and will not accept the ICJ’s jurisdiction.

<p>On 24 Nov, at about 9.50 pm, Chamlong Srimuang vowed to the yellow shirts in front of Parliament that they would have a long big fight on 11 Dec, saying these three days are considered a dress rehearsal, <a href="http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9530000166441">ASTV-Manager</a> reports.</p>