Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh said the 10 ASEAN defence ministers had adopted a joint declaration on defence cooperation which would strengthen their solidarity towards harmonious security. Cambodia and Japan have also agreed to deepen cooperation in the military sector.

The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced former Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative chairman Supachai Srisupa-aksorn to 32 years behind bars for his role in the Klongchan embezzlement case.