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| MEMENTO OF VIOLENCE: A novice at Wat Siriwarawat in Si Sa Ket’s Kantharalak district strikes a ‘‘mortar shell bell’’next to the temple’s traditional brass bell. |
‘ALL IS WELL’ AS TROOPS SIGN CEASEFIRE
20/02/2011
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
Thai and Cambodian troops signed a ceasefire agreement effective from noon yesterday.
“All is well,” said Second Army commander Thawatchai Samutsakhon after the agreement was sealed at a restaurant at the Chong Sa-ngam Pass border crossing in Si Sa Ket province.
The ceasefire is a breakthrough in the raging border conflict following clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops in a disputed area near Si Sa Ket’s Kantharalak district earlier this month.
However, it is unclear if the ceasefire will be permanent. A previous truce had been called on Feb 5 but violence flared up again the next day.
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