Bangkok Post
Border fears resurface as UN starts Thai-Cambodian sea border dispute hearing
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BURI RAM - Villagers in a district bordering Cambodia are worried tensions could again escalate as Thailand and Cambodia meet for the first time under a UN-faciliated process aimed at settling their disputed maritime boundary.
Key facts
- BURI RAM - Villagers in a district bordering Cambodia are worried tensions could again escalate as Thailand and Cambodia meet for the first time under a UN-faciliated process aimed at settling their disputed maritime boundary.
- Ban Kruat was targeted by Cambodian soldiers during the border war with Thailand last year
- The move came after the Thai government unilaterally terminated a 2001 memorandum of understanding on joint maritime development and sea demarcation, citing lack of progress.
- These people were fretting again on Monday, worried the conflict would return to haunt them, as the Conciliation Commission, set up under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), began a three-day meeting at the Permanent Court of
Summary
Ban Kruat was targeted by Cambodian soldiers during the border war with Thailand last year. At least 70 artillery shells landed in the area at the height of the armed clashes in July, forcing residents to temporarily evacuate inland for their own safety.
These people were fretting again on Monday, worried the conflict would return to haunt them, as the Conciliation Commission, set up under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), began a three-day meeting at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Singapore on Monday.