The Nation
Bloody recent clashes make a strong case for both Thailand and Cambodia replacing armed troops on border with unarmed officials
The more one listens to it, the more it sounds like a broken record because the words seem to be repeating themselves. But that’s the tale of Thai-Cambodian relations defined by the border dispute and the absence of proper guidelines for troops positioned along the overlapping territorial claims.
As expected, in the aftermath of border clashes, the two countries immediately accused one another of drawing first blood. This, of course, was followed by a harsh response in the form of diplomatic protest that sounded more and more like pool-hall language.
In this latest incident, the two days of fighting resulted in the death of 10 soldiers from both sides . The Thai Army said Cambodia had ‘breached’ whatever accord the two sides had agreed upon.
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