Thai military digs in along Cambodian border as peace remains elusive

Workers build a border wall between Thailand and Cambodia in Pong Nam Ron district in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, on July 22. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) December's ceasefire agreement has held, but there's little progress to end century-old dispute CHANTHABURI, Thailand — Gen. Ukrit Boontanon surveyed the 4.3-meter high wall fortified with concrete slabs able to withstand small-arms fire and topped with rolls of barbed wire. Thailand's supreme military commander then headed for a door at one end and shook it firmly. A hard tug rattled the three attached padlocks, affirming it was shut to prying eyes from Cambodia on the other side.

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