As tensions rise along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Ubon Ratchathani, one man stands firm at the heart of national defence -- Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, commander of the 2nd Army Region. At 60, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo released by The Government Spokesman Office, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, talks to Commander of ...

Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, commander of the Second Army Region, said his forces were not ready for a reopening of the border with Cambodia, joking that it may remain closed "until his retirement". He ...

FILE PHOTO: Cambodian police officials stand next to the closed gate at Poipet International border checkpoint between Cambodia-Thailand, at Poipet town in Banteay Meanchey province on June 24, 2025. ...

Retiring commander of the Second Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, yesterday said that Cambodian forces have moved near the border with neither side having yet withdrawn its troops. Lt Gen Boonsin ...

The alleged ceasefire order during the Thai-Cambodian border clash on July 24 has become a growing source of controversy, as key political and military figures continue to deny that any order to halt ...

BANGKOK: A nationalist wave, known as the "Boonsin phenomenon," has been sparked by Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, who has become a popular idol among Thailand's Gen Z and Gen Alpha. This surge in ...

In this photo released by The Government Spokesman Office, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra talks to Commander of the 2nd Army Area Lieutenant General Boonsin Padklang (left) during a ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence has drawn the attention of the public — and the international community — to comments made by Boonsin Padklang, commander of Thailand’s Second Army Region.

The Suranaree Task Force engaged Cambodian troops over border patrol amid recent territorial concerns, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, Commander of the 2nd Army Region, said on Saturday. He clarified the ...

Recent claims by Thailand's Lt. Gen. Boonsin Padklang over Cambodian territory were as candid as they were old. But they did lay bare the Thai military’s long-held ambition of taking the ridge line ...