Situation Along Thai-Cambodian Border Remain Under Control

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The situation along the Thai-Cambodian border has remained under control despite the largest-ever realignment of Cambodian troops along the common border currently, Thai News agency reports Tuesday.

Commanding General of Thailand's Second Army Area Command Lieutenant General Thawatchai Samutsakhon made the assurance on Tuesday as the Thai military has been vigilant on maintaining border security.

Lieutenant General Thawatchai said that, like Thailand, Cambodia normally realigns its border troops every 1 to 2 months as a way to relieve exhausting soldiers and to their boost morale--based on a bilateral agreement that the other side is to be informed of every realignment.

The current realignment of Cambodian troops near Thailand's northeastern Si Sa Ket Province adjacent to the ancient Preah Vihear Temple.

In future, he hoped that Cambodia would reduce the number of soldiers deployed along the border, so as to save its defence budget.