Border disputes

Yesterday

Cambodia

Cambodians take refuge in Wat Tham Kambar in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, on Friday.

Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as deadly clashes continue

More than 100,000 people have been displaced in the deadliest conflict between the two nations in 14 years.

Jul 26, 2025
Sun Narin, Francesca Regalado, Phuriphat Dejsuphong and Sui-Lee Wee

October 2021

China

Both countries have stationed tens of thousands of soldiers backed by artillery, tanks and fighter jets along the de facto border.

India, China talks fail to defuse border tensions

The standoff means the two nations will keep troops in the forward areas of Ladakh for a second consecutive winter in dangerously freezing temperatures.

Oct 11, 2021
Ashok Sharma

May 2021

Exclusive
Oil

Australian oil and gas assets in the Timor Sea could be affected by the reopening of border talks.

Indonesia pushes to reopen fractious maritime border talks

Oil and gas giants Woodside, Santos and Japan’s INPEX could be hit by any move to redraw the Timor Sea boundary.

May 19, 2021
Angus Grigg and Jemima Whyte

January 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

New strain changes virus rules – again

A single case of the new COVID-19 strain has put hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders into a three-day lockdown as the new variant tests Australians' patience with hardline suppression.

Jan 8, 2021
Ronald Mizen

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