Cambodia blocks Thai fruit and vegetable trade as border tension escalates

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Cambodian porters transport goods across the border on Tuesday at the Phnom Dey checkpoint in Battambang province. (Photo by National Television Cambodia)

ANANTH BALIGA

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian officials say they are blocking Thai trucks ferrying fruit and vegetables into the country starting Tuesday morning, marking the latest escalation in a border dispute between the two Southeast Asian neighbors.

The blockade is a follow-up to a 24-hour ultimatum set by former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who demanded that the Thai military reopen all border crossings and resume normal operating hours.

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