Army wants B200m for 'Preah Vihear mission'
12/02/2011
Bangkok Post
More than 20,000 soldiers will be deployed along the Thai-Cambodian border as part of a national defence plan and an incident action plan approved by the army commander, an army source says.
The source yesterday said army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha approved the plan last Friday and it will remain in effect until March 30.
Under the plan, a total of 23,641 troops will be deployed at the border.
The army has also submitted a request for more than 200 million baht to support an army mission codenamed "Preah Vihear battlefield" from the cabinet, the source said.
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