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When a Thai Journalist Meets his Cambodian Counterpart Amid a Cold War
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Nearly a year after fighting on the Thailand-Cambodia border, a ceasefire remains in place, but normal relations remain distant. Land crossings are still closed, distrust persists, and online hostility continues to shape public perceptions in both countries.
Key facts
- Nearly a year after fighting on the Thailand-Cambodia border, a ceasefire remains in place, but normal relations remain distant
- Against that backdrop, I met Cambodianess editor-in-chief Sao Phal Niseiy in Bangkok last month for a rare cross-border discussion on how journalists can report the conflict without deepening the divide
- The three of us met for a fireside chat at a Bangkok hotel, with Gomez as moderator
- My main qualification for being the only Thai journalist to have met and held a serious discussion with a Cambodian counterpart in Bangkok amid continuing tensions between Thailand and Cambodia was that I am “chatty.”
Summary
Against that backdrop, I met Cambodianess editor-in-chief Sao Phal Niseiy in Bangkok last month for a rare cross-border discussion on how journalists can report the conflict without deepening the divide. The meeting was made possible by the Bangkok-based Asia Centre, led by James Gomez, a Singaporean who is mostly based in Bangkok and tirelessly promotes democracy, human rights and peace in the region.
The three of us met for a fireside chat at a Bangkok hotel, with Gomez as moderator. He also wrote about it here