Rising energy prices rekindle Thai, Cambodian interest in disputed waters

New governments could find a way to tap long-dormant oil and gas reserves

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Thai officials have floated a new approach to long-stalled negotiations over the overlapping claims area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand. (Source images by AP)

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer

PHNOM PENH -- A decades-old dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over potentially resource-rich waters is back in the spotlight as rising prices press governments to find new energy sources.

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