Thai-Cambodian tensions rise again | DW News

Thailand is pressing ahead with a permanent fence along parts of its border with Cambodia. Tensions continue to run high between the two Southeast Asian neighbors, nearly a year after their worst border clashes in decades. Thailand and Cambodia have been in a long-lasting territorial dispute centering around colonial-era maps and ancient religious sites, the most important being the Preah Vihear temple. The border remains heavily militarized and crossings remain shut, as fears mount that fighting could flare again. DW’s Georg Matthes reports from the Cambodian side of the border, and DW’s Nicole Frölich speaks with self-exiled Cambodian opposition politician Mu Sochua.

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00:00 Tensions remain high at the Thailand-Cambodia border
00:42 Visiting Cambodian forces at their border positions
02:54 Thousands of displaced people live in “waiting villages”
04:14 The conflict inflicts economic pain, especially for Cambodians
06:16 Interview Mu Sochua, Cambodian politician and human rights activist
08:36 Thailand has a much stronger position militarily
09:27 The human cost of the dispute
11:09 No dialogue between the governments of Cambodia and Thailand
11:49 Cambodia as an epicenter of cybercrime
14:05 ASEAN could provide a resolution, but is “tied to its culture of non-interference”

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