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Prime Minister Hun Manet (right) shakes hands with his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin at the Peace Palace on September 28. STPM

Thai PM’s trip to Cambodia shows long-held friendship

Publication date 28 September 2023 | 21:40 | ICT

Thailand newly minted Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet and other senior officials during his one-day visit to Cambodia on September 28, his first visit to an ASEAN country since taking

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