Hun Sen urges Thailand to reopen borders or face Cambodian shutdown


FILE PHOTO: Cambodia vendors wait to cross the border at the Thai-Cambodia border in Sa Kaew province, 05 March 2003. Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen has demanded that Thailand fully reopen all border checkpoints.- AFP

PNOMH PENH: Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen on Monday (June 16) issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Thailand, demanding the full reopening of all border checkpoints. If Thailand fails to comply, Cambodia will close its own border crossings and ban the entry of all Thai products.

The warning came during a special address delivered by Hun Sen ahead of a Senate session this morning (June 16), according to a Khmer Times report.

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