By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Thailand said its fighter jets struck Cambodia on Monday in an attempt to cripple its military capability, as a re-eruption of border hostilities derailed a fragile ceasefire brokered by U.

The conflict, which U.S. President Trump tried to mediate, centers on a century-old disagreement over borders mapped during France's colonial rule, with both sides claiming a smattering of boundary temples.

Thai and South Korean authorities arrested 17 alleged members of an international call-center scam ring who fled Cambodia and set up operations in Bangkok, police announced Monday.

Thailand's foreign minister has called on the ruling junta in Myanmar to peacefully hand over power after upcoming elections, Bangkok said Monday, after warning the military-run poll would not be credible.

The Southeast Asian Games officially open in Bangkok on Tuesday against a backdrop of chaotic organization and with fresh border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia threatening to overshadow the sporting showpiece.

Thai authorities have extradited a Vietnamese activist who had been detained in Bangkok since last year despite concerns from rights groups that he could be in danger if sent back to Vietnam

In the first doubles, Thailand's Benyapa Aimsaard and Supissara Paewsampran cruised past Jin Yu Jia and Li Zheng Yan 21-6, 21-10 to extend Thailand's lead. Experienced world number 8 Ratchanok Intanon then beat Singapore youngster Megan Lee 21-8, 21-10 to book the hosts' place in the final.

A court in Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, in connection with a fraud case.

BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, its military said, after both countries accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by U.