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World Briefing | Asia: Progress in Temple Standoff

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to withdraw most of their troops in a few days from territory each claims at a hilltop temple, Cambodian officials say. ...full story at New York Times

from New York Times on Fri, Aug 15 2008

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17 Aug 08 visit Thailand, Cambodia withdrawing troops from disputed temple  »  Bangkok Post After about one month of a military standoff at the disputed territory around the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, Thailand and neighbouring Cambodia have started withdrawing their troops in a bid to ease tensions ahead of their foreign ministers'...
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31 Jul 08 visit Tej: Cambodia has yet to speak on withdrawal of troops  »  Bangkok Post Reiterating that it is up to the Thai government as to when troops might be withdrawn from the disputed Preah Vihear temple site claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia, Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag said Thursday the Cambodian government has "not informed...
15 Oct 08 visit Cambodia claims new border clash with Thailand  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Cambodian officials were quoted by news wire services that Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged gunfire along a disputed border for about 10 minutes on Wednesday afternoon.
20 Sep 08 visit Thai, Cambodian troops to end Ta Kwai row  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Thai and Cambodian troops planned to negotiate and end the border dispute around Ta Kwai temple, also known as Ta Krabey in Cambodia, at the end of September, according to Thailand’s Suranaree Task Force commander, Maj-Gen Kan...

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