BANGKOK - Tension that began near the Phu Pha Lek and Phlan Hin Paet Kon area has now spread into repeated clashes along several stretches of the Thai-Cambodian border. The situation is no longer a minor skirmish like many frontier disputes.

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BANGKOK — Tensions at the Thailand-Cambodia border have turned into one of Southeast Asia's most serious standoffs in recent years, with central attention on Hun Sen, former Prime Minister and now President of Cambodia’s Senate.

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BANGKOK - Thailand and Cambodia are facing their worst diplomatic crisis in years after Hun Sen, Cambodia’s influential Senate President and former Prime Minister, issued a sharp warning to Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

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BANGKOK — Tensions over the Thailand-Cambodia border have erupted into a political storm in Bangkok, putting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s government under intense pressure.

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