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PM visits controversial border temple on eve of talks

Bangkok (dpa) - Prime Minister and Defence Minister Samak Sundaravej on Monday visited the Phreah Vihear complex on the eve of bilateral talks with Cambodia over the disputed border temple that sparked a military standoff between the two neighbouring... ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Mon, Aug 18 2008

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21 Jul 08		MSTRKRFT/Gaby 2008 » YouTube videoOver a thousand soldiers from Cambodia and Thailand mass near Preah Vihear Temple, the focus of a military standoff over a disputed border.
18 Aug 08		PM Samak and Army boss Gen Anupong visit troops at Preah Vihear » The Nation Prime Minister and Defence Minister Samak Sundaravej visited Thai troops stationing near Preah Vihear Temple....
20 Jul 08		Samak thinks talks can solve 'no man's land' dispute » Bangkok Post Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Sunday said the disputed border area between Thailand and Cambodia is in "no-man's land" and that talks between officials of both countries are needed to iron out the dispute.
21 Oct 08		Foreign Minister: PM wants border talks at Asem » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sompong Amornvivat said Prime Minister and Defence Minister Somchai Wongsawat would like to discuss the progress of Thailand and Cambodia to settle the border dispute with his...
18 Aug 08		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...
17 Aug 08		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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