King Power: A Tale of Rise and Ruin

[davieG]

BBC

 

Summary
At least 12 Thais, mostly civilians, have been killed as Thai and Cambodian troops clash in a disputed border area

Cambodia has been accused of firing rockets into a Thai village and attacking a hospital, while Thailand has carried out air strikes on Cambodian military targets

Thailand has closed its entire border with Cambodia after telling all its nationals there to leave, while Cambodia has downgraded its ties with Bangkok which they accuse of using "excessive force"

Thursday's fighting marks an escalation of a long-standing dispute between the two South East Asian neighbours.

Our correspondent Jonathan Head says while nobody thinks this will blow up into a full scale war, at the moment there's a lack of leadership in both countries to pull back from this confrontation

[Philkeavo]

27 minutes ago, davieG said:

BBC

 

Summary
At least 12 Thais, mostly civilians, have been killed as Thai and Cambodian troops clash in a disputed border area

Cambodia has been accused of firing rockets into a Thai village and attacking a hospital, while Thailand has carried out air strikes on Cambodian military targets

Thailand has closed its entire border with Cambodia after telling all its nationals there to leave, while Cambodia has downgraded its ties with Bangkok which they accuse of using "excessive force"

Thursday's fighting marks an escalation of a long-standing dispute between the two South East Asian neighbours.

Our correspondent Jonathan Head says while nobody thinks this will blow up into a full scale war, at the moment there's a lack of leadership in both countries to pull back from this confrontation

Spent time in Cambodia, stayed in Siem Reap to visit the amazing Angkor Wat Temples. Siem Reap literally translates as Siam Defeated. They’ve got a long history of conflict.

[filthyfox]

Why do I keep reading this as "a tale of rise and Rudkin"?

[Trav Le Bleu]

4 hours ago, davieG said:

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Our correspondent Jonathan Head says while nobody thinks this will blow up into a full scale war, at the moment there's a lack of leadership in both countries to pull back from this confrontation

So, essentially, there's a good risk this could blow up into a full scale war then.

 

Hate it when journalists contradict themselves in the space of one sentence. They hope no one notices (and many don't) so they can say later, I was right.

[sylofox]

So King Power could be in an ever bigger mess in 3 months. I don't see many tourists jetting into a war zone.

[OatcakeFox]

4 hours ago, filthyfox said:

Why do I keep reading this as "a tale of rise and Rudkin"?

Same difference.

[turtmcfly]

3 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

So, essentially, there's a good risk this could blow up into a full scale war then.

 

Hate it when journalists contradict themselves in the space of one sentence. They hope no one notices (and many don't) so they can say later, I was right.

 

 

He didn't say there wasn't any risk. He's describing what peoples' assessment of that risk is (by implication, low enough that they'd answer the putative binary question with a negative).

 

That the risk is 'good' is your call, but it's not clear what that's based on other than the conflict not stopping very soon. Even if you ignore the 'at the moment' wrt the current lack of leadership, It's perfectly possible for a conflict to drag on at 'international handbags' levels for some time and then be resolved.

 

 

 

[FoxesTalker]

This was published five days ago.
 

AOT Board approves negotiations with King Power to revise duty-free contracts:

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/business/corporate/40057534

 

Aside from King Power, the title of this thread is also very apt for the club’s downfall.