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Thai says Cambodia using 'guerrilla tactics' in temple dispute

Bangkok's envoy to the United Nations said the Cambodians were using a century-old map of the disputed temple in a broader plan to gain more territory. ...full story at Intl Herald Tribune

from Intl Herald Tribune on Wed, Jul 23 2008

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