Gas-rich waters stir political trouble for Thailand: 5 things to know

BANGKOK -- The Thai and Cambodian governments have revived efforts to settle a half-century dispute over sovereignty of a 27,000-square-kilometer area in the Gulf of Thailand in a bid to reduce both countries' dependence on costly oil and gas imports.

Restarting talks with Cambodia under a 2001 memorandum of understanding signed when Thaksin Shinawatra was prime minister seemed a straightforward prospect for Thailand's ruling coalition led by the Pheu Thai Party. It is, after all, led by the former leader's daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra,