Thai Tourists Cancel Cambodia Trips over Security Fears

[Coventina]

Source: AFP

BANGKOK (AFP) — About a thousand Thais have cancelled visits to Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat ruins since an ownership dispute erupted between the two neighbours over another temple, a tourism chief said Saturday.

The mass cancellations began last week at the height of a disagreement over the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, said the president of the Thai Tourism Promotion Association Songsak Sriklueb.

Thai nationalist protests forced the government last week to retract its support for Cambodia's successful application to list the temple as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as its entrance lies within its borders.

No violence against Thais has been reported in Cambodia since the dispute began, though the Preah Vihear temple was temporarily closed two weeks ago after 100 Thai protesters tried to march there.



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This updates a story I posted a few days ago.