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Asean Urges Restraint in Thai-Cambodia Spat

ASEAN urged Cambodia and Thailand to exercise restraint after tense relations between the two erupted this week when Cambodia named Thai ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra its economic adviser. ...full story at WSJ

from WSJ on Sat, Nov 07 2009

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24 Jul 08 visit Thai-Cambodia Dispute at ASEAN Talks  »  YouTube videoANCHOR: In Singapore, a smoldering border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia grabbed the limelight as Southeast Asian nations began meetings with Asia-Pacific powers on economic and security issues. Here's more. STORY: Foreign ministers from the...
20 Jul 08 visit Thai Asean chief urges border restraint  »  Bangkok Post Singapore (dpa) - Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has called for "maximum restraint" in the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand, news reports said Sunday.
10 Nov 09 visit Thaksin in Cambodia for tense visit  »  Bangkok Post Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday to start a job as government economic adviser, escalating an already huge diplomatic row between the two countries.
04 Nov 09 visit Cambodia appoints Thaksin as adviser  »  Bangkok Post Cambodia has appointed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as economic adviser to premier Hun Sen and his administration, a Cambodian government statement said on Wednesday.
15 Oct 08 visit UN chief calls for Thai, Cambodian restraint  »  Bangkok Post New York (dpa) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Cambodia and Thailand on Wednesday to exercise utmost restraint and settle their dispute through dialogue.
21 Jul 08 visit Asean offers help to fix up Thai-Cambodian relations  »  The Nation The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) offered its facility if neighboring Thailand and Cambodia....

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