Thailand cancelled fruit exports and called off two agricultural fairs because of strong anti-Thai sentiment in Cambodia over the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
Thailand's Department of Export Promotion cancelled plans to ship more than 10 tonnes of longan, a fruit grown in northern Thailand, to sell in two malls in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, official TNA reported.
The Thailand Exhibition scheduled for later in the month with more than 200 producers planning to show products in Phnom Penh had already been cancelled, the DEP said.
A second fair called the Thailand Exhibition, in which more than 200 Thai producers would participate in displaying goods in Phnom Penh later this month, has already been cancelled. The fair was held in August in the past years, said the official.
A strong sentiment among Cambodians against Thai products was the reason, TNA reported.
Northern Export Promotion Centre director Boon Inthirat said longan growers in three districts of Chiang Mai province called off plans to ship the longans for the Saturday-Sunday expo.
The Thai commercial office in Phnom Penh reported "strong sentiment among Cambodians" for a boycott of Thai goods because of the simmering temple dispute.
Last Monday Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong met to defuse an escalating border spat over joint claims to portions of the Preah Vihear temple perched on their common border.
At the meeting the two sides agreed to redeploy more than 2,000 troops that had been sent to the border between Si Sa Khet and Preah Vihear provinces in Thailand and Cambodia, respectively. The temple is situated about 400 kilometres north-east of Bangkok.
Preah Vihear, an 11th-century Hindu temple built on a 525-metre- high cliff on the Dongrak mountain range that defines the Thai- Cambodian border, has been the cause of a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia for decades.
In 1962, the two countries agreed to settle joint claims to the temple at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Cambodia won, but the court stopped short of defining the border in the area.
A 4.6-square-kilometre plot of land adjoining the temple is still disputed.
The ancient spat got a fresh start in July when Unesco agreed to list Preah Vihear as a World Heritage Site. The inscription excluded the 4.6 square kilometres of overlapping territory, and Thailand protested the listing.
The spat escalated from a diplomatic row to a potential military conflict in mid-July when three Thais were detained for entering the disputed temple territory.
Although the threesome was quickly released, troops were called in from both sides to protect their border. (dpa, with reports by TNA)
Thailand's Department of Export Promotion cancelled plans to ship more than 10 tonnes of longan, a fruit grown in northern Thailand, to sell in two malls in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, official TNA reported.
The Thailand Exhibition scheduled for later in the month with more than 200 producers planning to show products in Phnom Penh had already been cancelled, the DEP said.
A second fair called the Thailand Exhibition, in which more than 200 Thai producers would participate in displaying goods in Phnom Penh later this month, has already been cancelled. The fair was held in August in the past years, said the official.
A strong sentiment among Cambodians against Thai products was the reason, TNA reported.
Northern Export Promotion Centre director Boon Inthirat said longan growers in three districts of Chiang Mai province called off plans to ship the longans for the Saturday-Sunday expo.
The Thai commercial office in Phnom Penh reported "strong sentiment among Cambodians" for a boycott of Thai goods because of the simmering temple dispute.
Last Monday Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong met to defuse an escalating border spat over joint claims to portions of the Preah Vihear temple perched on their common border.
At the meeting the two sides agreed to redeploy more than 2,000 troops that had been sent to the border between Si Sa Khet and Preah Vihear provinces in Thailand and Cambodia, respectively. The temple is situated about 400 kilometres north-east of Bangkok.
Preah Vihear, an 11th-century Hindu temple built on a 525-metre- high cliff on the Dongrak mountain range that defines the Thai- Cambodian border, has been the cause of a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia for decades.
In 1962, the two countries agreed to settle joint claims to the temple at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Cambodia won, but the court stopped short of defining the border in the area.
A 4.6-square-kilometre plot of land adjoining the temple is still disputed.
The ancient spat got a fresh start in July when Unesco agreed to list Preah Vihear as a World Heritage Site. The inscription excluded the 4.6 square kilometres of overlapping territory, and Thailand protested the listing.
The spat escalated from a diplomatic row to a potential military conflict in mid-July when three Thais were detained for entering the disputed temple territory.
Although the threesome was quickly released, troops were called in from both sides to protect their border. (dpa, with reports by TNA)
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