Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Picture from Preah Vihear: NO RETREAT (Bangkok Post)

A Cambodian walks past the disputed temple in Preah Vihear. Thai troops have pulled back from a hotly disputed border area after an ultimatum from Cambodia, military officials said Tuesday, calming fears of armed conflict between the neighbours.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)

Cambodia's General Srey Dek (L) listens to an interpreter as Thailand's Colonel Chayan Huay Soongnern (R) watches at Sekha Kirisvarak pagoda near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh, October 14, 2008. Thai soldiers pulled back from a disputed stretch of the Cambodian border on Tuesday, averting a possible military confrontation near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, a Cambodian general on the scene said. Bangkok denied his claim.REUTERS/Stringer (CAMBODIA)

Cambodian soldiers on patrol near the Preah Vihear temple. Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of resolving their long-simmering spat over a disputed border area near an ancient temple, with Bangkok insisting its troops will remain in place.(AFP/Str)



A Cambodian soldier stands guard next to a buddhist monk Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple Photo: EPA

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