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Thailand scraps 25-year-old agreement with Cambodia on energy exploration

South China Morning Post · · 134 words · By Reuters
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“Thailand scraps 25-year-old agreement with Cambodia on joint energy exploration”
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Web search results explicitly mention that Thailand is moving to scrap the 2001 maritime deal (MOU 44) with Cambodia, which aligns with the '25-year-old agreement' description (2001 to 2025/2026).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The territorial dispute between Cambodia and Thailand escalated into a direct armed confrontation on 24 July 2025 along the Cambodia–Thailand border. Although both governments subsequently agreed to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian–Thai_border_cri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cambodia and Thailand have been involved in a territorial dispute over certain areas of their border. The dispute began in the 1950s, shortly after Cambodia's independence from France, and first centr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian–Thai_border_dispute
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cambodia–Thailand border is the international border between Cambodia and Thailand. The border is 817 km (508 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Laos in the north-east to the Gulf of Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia–Thailand_border
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“Cambodia will now initiate a compulsory conciliation mechanism under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea”
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Multiple web search results confirm Cambodia's readiness to rely on international legal mechanisms under UNCLOS to address maritime boundary issues in the context of the MOU termination.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The territorial dispute between Cambodia and Thailand escalated into a direct armed confrontation on 24 July 2025 along the Cambodia–Thailand border. Although both governments subsequently agreed to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian–Thai_border_cri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline alon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the international agreement that resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III), which took place …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_United_…
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““Cancelling the deal is not related to the border conflict with Cambodia, but part of my policy. It has been 25 years and there has been no progress,” Anutin told reporters”
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While Wikipedia confirms Anutin Charnvirakul is the Prime Minister of Thailand (as of September 2025), the specific quote regarding the reason for cancelling the deal is not found in the provided evidence snippets. The evidence confirms the actor's identity and role, but not the specific statement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 June 2025, a political crisis in Thailand arose when a phone call between then-Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian senate president Hun Sen leaked amidst a major border conflict…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Thai_political_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anutin Charnvirakul (born 13 September 1966) is a Thai politician and businessman who has served as the 32nd prime minister of Thailand since September 2025. He is also the leader of the Bhumjaithai P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anutin_Charnvirakul
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Second Anutin cabinet, formally known as the 66th Council of Ministers, was formed after the 2026 Thai General Election. The coalition is led by the Bhumjaithai Party, which nominated Anutin Charn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anutin_cabinet
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“Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn expressed regret over the termination”
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Evidence confirms Prak Sokhonn is the Cambodian Foreign Minister and has briefed on the border conflict, but there is no specific mention in the provided evidence of him expressing 'regret' over the termination of the energy agreement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA.IC; Khmer: ក្រសួងការបរទេស និងសហប្រតិបត្តិការអន្តរជាតិ) is the government ministry responsible for representing Cambodia to the intern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prak Sokhonn (Khmer: ប្រាក់ សុខុន; born 3 May 1954) is a Cambodian politician, diplomat and journalist who has served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister since 2024. He previously served in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prak_Sokhonn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Cambodia (Khmer: នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី, UNGEGN: Néayôk Rôdthâmôntrei, pronounced [niəjuək rɔəttʰamɔntrəj]; literally 'chief minister') is the head of government of Cambodia. The prime …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia
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