"A plane being used by Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been impounded in Germany as part of a long-running battle with the Thai government over payments for a building project in Thailand, officials said yesterday....
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"UN calls for retreat by Thais, Cambodians" July 19, 2011|Associated Press
THE HAGUE - The UN’s highest court yesterday created a demilitarized zone around a 1,000-year-old temple on the disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand, and ordered the armed forces from both countries to withdraw.
Both countries said they were satisfied with the ruling by the International Court of Justice, meant to end clashes that have claimed about 20 lives in the last three years and have displaced tens of thousands of people from the area around the Preah Vihear temple.
But Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand said that Thai soldiers will not pull out from the disputed area until the military of both countries agree on the mutual withdrawal.
That will not be up to him much longer anyway.
“We need to talk to the Cambodians as the Cambodians also have to pull out their troops,’’ Abhisit said in Bangkok.
“So there has to be some kind of mechanism to verify, to do it in an orderly manner. And therefore it depends on the two sides to come together and talk,’’ he said....
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Also see: Thaing Up the Cambodian Border
War always makes for good distraction, doesn't it?
