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159952
Thu, 02/10/2011 - 11:03
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Impacts reported along Thai-Cambodian border
BANGKOK, Feb 10 (TNA) - As the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border in Thailand's northeastern Si Sa Ket Province remains uncertain, local people in other border provinces have prepared themselves for any untoward incident as well.
In Buri Ram Province, authorities in Ban Kruad and Lahansai Districts--which border Cambodia--had prepared auditoriums, safe places, heavy trucks and in-ground shelters for any immediate evacuation of local villagers in case any clash erupted.
In Soi Dao and Pong Namron Districts of the eastern Chantaburi Pprovince, the number of Cambodian laborers who cross the border to work in Thailand has dropped by over 50 per cent since a spate of clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops erupted on February 4.
Sombat Juengtrakul, vice president of Chantaburi's border traders' association, said that the drop might result from rumors in Cambodia's Battambang and Pailin Provinces that border passes in Chantaburi and other Thai provinces might be closed. Sombat admitted that some Thai business operators in Chantaburi also dare not drive across the border deep into the Cambodian territory for safety concerns.
Meanwhile, Dusit Nontanakorn, Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, said that the Thai private sector wants to see a fastest reconciliation between Thailand and Cambodia, warning that prolonged border disputes between Thailand and Cambodia will affect the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), set to be formed by 2015, as they would obstruct regional cooperation and dampen confidence of all the ten ASEAN members in the world community. Dusit acknowledged that there has not been any impact on trade and investment between Thailand and Cambodia. (TNA)
In Buri Ram Province, authorities in Ban Kruad and Lahansai Districts--which border Cambodia--had prepared auditoriums, safe places, heavy trucks and in-ground shelters for any immediate evacuation of local villagers in case any clash erupted.
In Soi Dao and Pong Namron Districts of the eastern Chantaburi Pprovince, the number of Cambodian laborers who cross the border to work in Thailand has dropped by over 50 per cent since a spate of clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops erupted on February 4.
Sombat Juengtrakul, vice president of Chantaburi's border traders' association, said that the drop might result from rumors in Cambodia's Battambang and Pailin Provinces that border passes in Chantaburi and other Thai provinces might be closed. Sombat admitted that some Thai business operators in Chantaburi also dare not drive across the border deep into the Cambodian territory for safety concerns.
Meanwhile, Dusit Nontanakorn, Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, said that the Thai private sector wants to see a fastest reconciliation between Thailand and Cambodia, warning that prolonged border disputes between Thailand and Cambodia will affect the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), set to be formed by 2015, as they would obstruct regional cooperation and dampen confidence of all the ten ASEAN members in the world community. Dusit acknowledged that there has not been any impact on trade and investment between Thailand and Cambodia. (TNA)
