Thailand, Cambodia dig in on border dispute

[Coventina]

Source: Christian Science Monitor

Cambodia says Thai soldiers retreated Tuesday in response to an ultimatum, but Thailand reports sending reinforcements to the disputed region.

Thai troops reportedly retreated Tuesday from a disputed border region in response to an ultimatum issued by Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen.

On Monday, Mr. Hun had warned that Cambodian forces would turn the contested border strip near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple into a "death zone" if Thai troops did not retreat within 24 hours. But analysts argue that the Thai-Cambodian standoff at the site of the ancient Hindu temple will receive less attention from the Thai government than the ongoing political upheaval in Bangkok.

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Cambodia's ultimatum to Thailand came after a meeting Monday in Phnom Penh between Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornwiwat and his Cambodian counterpart, Hor Namhong, to discuss the border controversy. According to the AP, Cambodia's Foreign Ministry initially proposed more negotiations with Thailand to resolve the matter peacefully.



Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1014/p99s01-duts.html

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This is the only article I could find that dealt with the conflicting stories coming out of this situation.

Still very worried that the bullets & grenades might start to fly...

[Patriought]

1. This is the law of unintended consequences

It sure would be nice if Bush had not squandered our moral authority in the world.
Georgia; Russia...China; Tibet...so on and so forth, now this. Trouble is brewing up all over the world, and America, who used to be in a place where we could at least put some of our influence to stopping it...Well, it'll probably get a whole lot worse before it gets better.