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Not too fast: Resolving border disputes in Southeast Asia

June 11th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 2 Comments

A New Mandala reader has sent through these thoughts on two territorial disputes that appear to have been resolved:
The often frosty Thai-Cambodia border has experienced some international attention as UNESCO accepted Cambodia’s bid to have the Preah Vihear temple listed as a World Heritage site. Historically, Thailand has argued that the 4.6 km surrounding Preah Vihear has been [...]

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Tags: Cambodia · Malaysia · Thailand · Trans-Border Issues