912 Chapter 6
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Vietnamese patrol boats seized Thai fishing boats. A Thai gunboat
responded and exchanged fire with the Vietnamese boats.
800 THAILAND/820 MALAYSIA
MID#4559
Dispute Number: 4559
Date(s): January 4, 2004 to October 30, 2004
Participants: 820 Malaysia/800 Thailand
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute includes a series of cross-border incidents as Malaysia and
Thailand tried to deal with cross-border rebels. First, on January 4, 2004, Malaysia
sent additional forces to the border after rebels in Thailand stole a large cache of arms.
Some of those soldiers wandered across the border one week later and were briefly
seized by Thai forces. Malaysia again reinforced the border in May 2004, and their
forces were put on alert in October.
MID#4570
Dispute Number: 4570
Date(s): September 22, 2005 to October 22, 2005
Participants: 820 Malaysia/800 Thailand
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Malaysia fortified its border with additional troops while riots erupted in
Thailand.
MID#4572
Dispute Number: 4572
Date(s): February 20, 2006 to August 20, 2006
Participants: 820 Malaysia/800 Thailand
Outcome (and Settlement): Missing (Missing)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Thai forces seized six Malaysian soldiers who crossed their joint border.