FILE PHOTO: A Cambodian soldier (R) stands guard as Buddhist monks and visitors walk around the disputed ancient Khmer temple Prasat Ta Muen Thom, or Prasat Ta Moan Thom in Khmer, on the Cambodian-Thai border in Oddar Meanchey province on March 26, 2025. - AFP
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Army’s spokesman on Wednesday (July 2) sought to allay public concern after Google Maps marked Prasat Ta Muen Thom as being within Cambodia’s borders, raising fears that Thailand could lose the site and its surrounding territory.
RTA spokesman Major General Winthai Suvari said that map boundaries shown on Google Maps carry no legal weight, and Thailand has consistently exercised sovereignty over the ancient Khmer site.
