Thai-Cambodia border dispute continues to fester
Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia continue to bicker over a border dispute that has led to armed conflict.
Both nations claim they did not trigger the border skirmishes and have called on each other to stop shooting.
Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjaji said yesterday he would seek an opportunity to talk with Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in early May in Jakarta.
Thailand and Cambodia have been in military conflict over the boundary in two major areas – Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom.
Hun Sen said Cambodia does not want conflict with its bigger neighbour Thailand and called for a ceasefire, saying, “Cambodia doesn’t want the conflict to spread further. Cambodia is small, poor and has small armed forces, but don’t forget that ants can hurt an elephant.”
Fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops at Ta Muen and Ta Kwai temples has continued with exchange of small arms fire in the border area.
The fighting has left six dead, including a civilian on the Thai side, and injured more than 50 so far.
Ian Jarrett
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