Cambodia's influential former leader Hun Sen on June 16 issued an ultimatum to Thailand to lift border crossing restrictions or his country will ban all imports of Thai fruit and vegetables in the latest round of the border spat between the two countries.
One Cambodian soldier was killed on May 28 as troops exchanged fire in a disputed area known as the Emerald Triangle, where the borders of Cambodia, Thailand and Laos meet. The Thai and Cambodian armies both said they acted in self-defence.
Thailand has tightened border controls with Cambodia in recent days, while Cambodia ordered troops on June 13 to stay on "full alert", banned Thai dramas from television and cinemas, closed a popular border checkpoint, and cut internet bandwidth from Thailand.
In an address to the nation, Mr Hun Sen – the father of current Prime Minister Hun Manet – threatened to ban all fruit and vegetables from Thailand unless Bangkok lifted all border crossing restrictions within 24 hours.
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