Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Hun Sen calls down curse on Thai PM over land row

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, holds flowers as his prays at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, 06 Feb 2010 (Photo: AP)
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
The Nation/Asia News Network
By Supalak Ganjanakhundee

Border tensions died down yesterday but the war of words flared up with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen reciting a curse on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for his comments on disputed territory.
Thai security forces had been put on alert over the weekend as Hun Sen toured the border near overlapping areas including the Preah Vihear Temple.
The PM arrived in the vicinity of Ta Muen Thom Temple but did not visit the ruins.
Colonel Thanet Wongcha-um, chief of staff of the Suranaree Task Force, which oversees the area, said Thai authorities on the ground informed Hun Sen's advance team the situation was not safe due to the presence of yellow-shirt protesters.
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