SI SA KET, July 15 – Thai-Cambodian border trade on Thursday slowed to a near halt at Si Sa Ket's Chong Sa-ngam border crossing amid fears of possible violence during the Cambodian observance of a Day of Anger on July 15.
Trade at the Chong Sa-ngam border crossing in Si Sa Ket's Phu Singha district has been relatively quiet since Monday.
Suwanna Wongrujiroj, a 25-year-old Thai who sells food, said that less than 50 Cambodians crossed the border here on Thursday -- business was sluggish.
The number of Cambodian traders crossing the border to buy goods in Thailand dropped compared to previous days thanks to worries over possible violence during Cambodia's Day of Anger, according to a Cambodian importer.
Another Cambodian trader said most Cambodians on either side of the border here feared trouble might occur during Cambodia's Day of Anger event so they opted crossing the border to do their business today.
However, the trader believed that the situation will return to normal after July 15.
Meanwhile, local police, security volunteers and military provided strict security along the Thai-Cambodian border to prevent any untoward incident.
Earlier, Mr Abhisit yesterday said the government was closely monitoring the situation, and there was no reason to be overly worried.
The government must deal carefully with border issues which are sensitive.
He emphasised the need for Thailand to continuously express its rights over the disputed areas at the same time both sides must avoid clashes between the troops of the two countries, he said.
Trade at the Chong Sa-ngam border crossing in Si Sa Ket's Phu Singha district has been relatively quiet since Monday.
Suwanna Wongrujiroj, a 25-year-old Thai who sells food, said that less than 50 Cambodians crossed the border here on Thursday -- business was sluggish.
The number of Cambodian traders crossing the border to buy goods in Thailand dropped compared to previous days thanks to worries over possible violence during Cambodia's Day of Anger, according to a Cambodian importer.
Another Cambodian trader said most Cambodians on either side of the border here feared trouble might occur during Cambodia's Day of Anger event so they opted crossing the border to do their business today.
However, the trader believed that the situation will return to normal after July 15.
Meanwhile, local police, security volunteers and military provided strict security along the Thai-Cambodian border to prevent any untoward incident.
Earlier, Mr Abhisit yesterday said the government was closely monitoring the situation, and there was no reason to be overly worried.
The government must deal carefully with border issues which are sensitive.
He emphasised the need for Thailand to continuously express its rights over the disputed areas at the same time both sides must avoid clashes between the troops of the two countries, he said.
8 comments:
I urge all cambodian people who living broad or all around the world, we all must protest and tell Thailand to pull out all of their troops OUT of our lands!!!!
All khmer people who living abroad please help support this protest, we all Thai soldier pull out from our country our lands...
correction = we all want Thailand to pull out their troops from khmer land...
sometimes, the way i see it, siem people always react to something and everything. they seem so ignorant, in a way!
"He(Abishit) emphasised the need for Thailand to continuously express its rights over the disputed areas..."
= Well...It seems that the new generation of Siem leaders such AH ABISHIT who is so ignorance of Thailand history and continue to claimed what doesn't belong to Thailand is hoping to prove that he is more patriotic than other Siem leaders in the past?
Does AH ABISHIT want peace or war?
Cambodia doesn't need Thailand!
Hun Sen shouldn't wasting time with Thailand, no matter what you do or being Mr. nice guy, they will not stop claiming the Preah Vihear Temple from Khmer...not just preah vihear temple alone that Thailand claiming for? Thailand wanted Khet Siem Reap, Battambang, Banteay Meachey back..?
Well, eat Khmer'Varman RPG7 first bitch if you dare...
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