Latest news following gunfire between Cambodia and Thailand
A calm morning has been reported as Cambodia and Thailand resumed bilateral talks following the Oct 15 fighting, according to the Thai News Agency (TNA).
A Cambodian soldier patrols at Sekha Kirisvarak pagoda near Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, 15 October 2008. Cambodian and Thai forces have exchanged gunfire at a disputed section near ancient Preah Vihear temple at their border, media reports say 15 October. EPA/MAK REMISSA
A third Cambodian soldier was found dead at about 4:00AM (local time), wrote Cambodge Soir today.
Thailand is still asking Cambodia to resolve the border dispute through bilateral negotiation, the newspaper reported.
While Thais are, according to ABC News, fleeing Cambodia leaving their business behind, Cambodians who live near Preah Vihear are evacuating their housesholds for fear of further shooting, Sinchew Daily reported.
Thai businesses like Samart, Siam Cement, SCG and Siam Commercial are being concerned about their transaction in Cambodia, wrote the Bangkok Post. Also, the Thai News Agency (TNA) wrote that trade at Rong Klua market in Sa Kaeo on the Thai-Cambodian border went quiet on Thursday owing to Cambodian traders’ fear of the border dispute, while tours to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom have been cancelled.
The gunfire exchange is worrying the UN and Singapore, according to Xinhua, ABC News and Thai News Agency (TNA). Both Singapore and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon called on Cambodia and Thailand to settle their border flareup through bilateral negotiations. Indonesia suggested that ASEAN discussed the conflict in the next summit to be held next week in Beijing, reported Xinhua.
A BBC reporter believes that the the border spat between the two nations will take time. He’s also pessimistic about bilateral negotiations. “As Thaksin Shinawatra’s brother-in-law, any concessions [Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat] makes to Cambodia will arouse suspicions that he is serving the interests of his family before those of the country.”
Related news articles:
- Businesses say border fight could hurt trade, The Phnom Penh Post (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/4vulr4
- Govt: Asean won’t take sides, Bangkok Post (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/48kpee
- In photos: ‘Cambodia - Thailand Border’, M&C (Oct 15), http://tinyurl.com/3r9ho5
- More than 400 Thais flee Cambodia after border clashes, Channel News Asia (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/44jw3n
- Thai, Cambodian armies to hold disputed border talks, Gulfnews (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/4c2oml
- Thai-Cambodian border quiet as two sides meet, Bangkok Post (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/5y8uva
- Thai and Cambodian military chiefs in talks to calm tensions, The Guardian (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/3eleej
- Thai, Cambodian Military to Meet After Border Clashes (Update1), Bloomberg (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/4whg97
- Thai, Cambodian officials hold peace talks, AP (Oct 16), http://tinyurl.com/4aw92s
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