Cambodian Buddhist monks walk at Preah Vihear templePREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AFP) — Thailand and Cambodia have built up forces at more points along their common border, stepping up a week-long standoff over disputed territory, Cambodian officials said Wednesday.More than 500 Thai troops are facing off against at least 1,000 Cambodian soldiers over a tiny area of land near the ancient Preah Vihear
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Cambodia warns Thai 'aggression' threatening region
Posted on 5:16 AM by svdfbd
Cambodia's prime minister has accused Thailand of unwarranted aggression by moving troops into disputed border territory, warning the action threatens peace in the region.Hun Sen made the statement in a letter to the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, after two days of diplomacy failed to resolve the week-long military stand-off centred on the ruins of the Preah Vihear temple.The tensions
Border dispute forces Thai businessmen to go home
Posted on 5:15 AM by svdfbd
BANGKOK, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Thai business community is in process of returning to Thailand due to the uncertain situation over the continuing Preah Vihear temple dispute between the two countries, the state-run Thai News Agency reported on Wednesday. Sombat Chuengtrakul, chairman of the local entrepreneurs club in Thailand's Chanthaburi Province which is bordering with Cambodia,
Thailand reaffirms bilateral stance on border dispute with Cambodia
Posted on 5:11 AM by svdfbd
BANGKOK, July 23 (Xinhua) -- In response to Cambodia's diplomatic offensive concerning the current border spat, Thailand handed a letter to the 15-member United Nations Security Council reaffirming Thailand's intention to solve the dispute through bilateral talks, according to a report of the state-run Thai News Agency on Wednesday In the report, Don Pramudwinai, the Thai ambassador to the
UN Security Council to discuss Thai-Cambodia dispute: ambassador
Posted on 5:08 AM by svdfbd
BANGKOK (AFP) — The UN Security Counil is expected to discuss a tense military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand this week, Thailand's ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday.Don Pramudwinai said the Security Council meeting on Thursday was set to discuss the week-long issue involving troops from both countries facing off near an ancient temple on their border."I have been informed
UN Security Council to discuss Thai-Cambodia dispute
Posted on 5:05 AM by svdfbd
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AFP) — The UN Security Council is expected to discuss a tense military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand this week as more troops amassed along the border, officials said Wednesday.Thailand's ambassador to the UN, Don Pramudwinai, said the Security Council on Thursday would discuss the border dispute that has troops from both countries facing off near the 11th-century
Thai-Cambodian conflict enters 2nd week
Posted on 4:56 AM by svdfbd
Leaflets distributed in PPenh calling for the boycott of Thai goods and servicesBy KER MUNTHITPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thailand accused Cambodia of eyeing even more of its land and leaflets appeared in the Cambodian capital calling for a boycott of Thai goods, as a military standoff over disputed border territory entered a second week Wednesday.On Tuesday, Cambodia asked the U.N. Security
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