Sombat Chuengtrakul, chairman of the local entrepreneurs club in Thailand's Chanthaburi Province which is bordering with Cambodia, was quoted as saying that the situation in Cambodia is causing worry among Thai investors there, many of whom are packing their bags and returning home.
Thai entrepreneurs are temporarily closing their businesses because they are not confident regarding Cambodia's position towards their presence in the face of the ongoing Preah Vihear temple dispute.
Rumors are circulating among Cambodians, especially by cellphone, with short SMS messages to Cambodian cellphone users warning that up to 10,000 Thai soldiers have gathered, and are patrolling and beefing up security along the Thai-Cambodian border, Sombat said.
"Some of the messages were rumors that caused confusion among Cambodian people. Thai business people feel they have to travel back to their home to wait until they see the situation returning to normal," Sombat said.
However, he said that border trade in Chanthaburi's Soidao and Pong Nam Ron districts is carrying on as usual.
The military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand has entered its second week. Both countries historically laid claim to the 11th century temple, which now sits on Cambodian soil following the action of the International Court of Justice which awarded the ancient temple to Cambodia in 1962. However, the temple can practicably only be accessed from Thailand.
| Editor: Bi Mingxin |
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