Bangkok: The Thailand Army closed the border crossings with Cambodia in six provinces on Monday (23 June) to all automobiles and passengers of the ft besides for college kids and other people on the lookout for medical care, akin to a territorial row among the many raged neighbors.
A protracted -standing dispute on small sections of the border broke out in army clashes final month through which a Cambodian soldier was killed.
The newest borders restrictions apply to foreigners and Thai and imply that vacationers can not enter Cambodia by means of the favored Aranyaprathet-Poiipet crossing level.
The army stated that the border crossings within the provinces of Surin, Buriram, Sri Sa Ket, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi and Trat would have been closed with quick impact to all besides important visitors.
“These measures will enable medical care and college students together with the acquisition of important merchandise,” stated Major General Winthai Suaree.
The transfer comes a day after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered to cease gas and gasoline imports from Thailand.
Cambodia has additionally stopped the imports of Tharian fruit and greens, prohibited Thanyish dramas from TV and cinema and minimize the web bandwidth from Thailand.
Thailand was the third largest business associate in Cambodia in 2022, in line with the World Bank, with the imports that reached 3.8 billion {dollars}, of which fuels represented 27 %.
