Border Stays Shut

Hundreds of Thai tourists were left stranded at the Thai-Cambodian border ... when the Cambodian authorities refused to honour an agreement to reopen an ancient Khmer temple which straddles the line dividing the two nations.

Buoyed by news reports suggesting that Cambodia was about to relent after several days of tense standoff between Thai and Cambodian troops, around 80 tourists gathered at the entrance of the 11th century Preah Vihear Temple this afternoon, only to find the steel doors locked shut.

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