A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Six soldiers die as Cambodians and Thais clash
BANGKOK– Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border yesterday in a clash that killed six soldiers in the first major flare-up since a shaky ceasefire in February.
Both countries evacuated thousands of villagers and accused each other of firing first in the thick jungle- covered area in the northeastern Thai province of Surin.
“Cambodia started attacking our temporary base with artillery fire and we responded to defend ourselves,” Lt Gen Thawatchai Samutsakorn of the Thai army claimed.
Three Thai paramilitary rangers were killed and 13 were wounded in the fighting, Thai army spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong added. – (Reuters)
Miliband for surgery over sleep disorder
LONDON– British Labour leader Ed Miliband is having an operation on his nose to help with a sleep disorder.
Mr Miliband has been diagnosed with sleep apnoea, a condition which interrupts breathing during sleep and wakes the sufferer up. The issue is worse for the Labour leader due to the “deviated” septum in his nose.
He is to undergo surgery to correct the septum at the end of July as MPs break up for the lengthy summer recess.
It was reported yesterday that Mr Miliband, who is getting married next month, was having the operation in order to improve his voice and make him sound less “bunged up”.
His spokesman said: “Ed Miliband has been diagnosed with sleep apnoea, made worse by a deviated septum. On medical advice he is having a routine operation to correct the deviated septum at the end of July with the NHS.” – (PA)