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Thai politics ensnared in dispute over temple

Thai political insurgents are using a historical dispute over the Preah Vihear temple, on a disputed patch of border with Cambodia, as a weapon against the embattled government in Bangkok. ...full story at Intl Herald Tribune

from Intl Herald Tribune on Sun, Jul 20 2008

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26 Oct 08 visit The invation of Thailand on Cambodia border  »  YouTube videoThis is the short video about Thai soldier at Preah Vihear temple.
12 May 08 visit Thailand-Cambodia ready to agree on preah vihear temple  »  The Nation Thailand will soon end its dispute with Cambodia over the proposed listing of Preah Vihear Temple as a World....
27 Oct 08 visit Thailand denies damaging Preah Vihear  »  Bangkok Post Thailand has denied media reports in which Cambodia alleged that Thai troops had fired rockets near the ancient Preah Vihear temple during a border skirmish this month which caused damage to Naga statues along the stairways leading up to the temple.
24 Jul 08 visit Rice calls for peaceful resolution to border dispute  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com, agencies) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday called for a peaceful resolution to a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia near Preah Vihear temple.
18 Aug 08 visit Cambodia, Thailand to hold new border talks  »  Bangkok Post Only a few Thai and Cambodian troops remain near the disputed temple of Preah Vihear ahead of a meeting Tuesday of Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong in Thailand's Phetchaburi province southwest of Bangkok to seek a...
20 Nov 08 visit Cambodia won't declare war: PM Hun Sen  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed that Cambodia will not declare war against Thailand even though both countries have yet to settle the border dispute near Preah Vihear temple, which let to gunfights in October.

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