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International Court Rules on Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute
The International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday court has ordered Thailand and Cambodia to immediately withdraw soldiers from a disputed border area where they clashed earlier this year. The court also ruled that both sides allow in observers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to help prevent new hostilities and declared the disputed border area between Thailand and Cambodia a temporary demilitarized zone. Continue reading
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Analysts See Role for International Court in Border Row
With Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday, Cambodian analysts say the best way to resolve an ongoing border dispute is to call on the International Court of Justice to clarify a decision it made in 1962. That decision, which handed Preah Vihear temple to the Cambodians, who had filed for it, could also clarify a disputed area of 4.6 square kilometers of land near the temple, analysts said this week. Cambodia is hoping that meetings among Asean ministers in Jakarta will bring about a resolution to the violence stemming from the dispute, including deadly clashes earlier this month Continue reading
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Cambodian Ambassador, Thai Minister Address Forum
A group of scholars suggests that a better understanding of historical ties between Cambodia and Thailand could allay some of the tensions that led to deadly fighting on the border. At a seminar examining the traditional relations between the two countries, academics met at Bangkok’s Thammasat University on Tuesday, just two days after a fresh round of clashes that killed up to 10 people and that Cambodia’s prime minister labeled a “small war.” The seminar included talks from You Ay, Cambodia’s ambassador to Thailand, and Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. “I believe this seminar will improve the relationship between Thailand and Cambodia,” Songkiat Kulwuthvilas, one of the main organizers, said Continue reading
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