Thailand hits back at ‘inaccuracies’ in UN expert’s Cambodia findings
Bangkok says no efforts were made to verify the claims of UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews with Thai authorities
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Thailand hits back at ‘inaccuracies’ in UN expert’s Cambodia findings
Bangkok says no efforts were made to verify the claims of UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews with Thai authorities
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