BANGKOK: Thailand must enforce border control measures, granting local operational units the discretion to ensure the safety of border communities, the Foreign and Defence Ministries and the Royal Thai Army jointly announced on Saturday (June 7).
Following border tensions between Thai and Cambodian troops in the Chong Bok area of Ubon Ratchathani on May 28, Nikorndej Balankura, director-general of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Information, stated that Thailand must protect itself and safeguard its sovereignty appropriately and proportionately, in line with international law and global practices.
