Re: Fighting resumes along Thai-Cambodian border, spreads ...

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They do have a point. Declaring it a world Heritage site suddenly made the site a tourist magnet. Since the borders were in question already, its not surprising there has been fighting over it. That's just one of the problems along that border, but it seems it may have been the one to light the fuse.

In a message dated 4/28/2011 1:28:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

Thailand has blamed UNESCO for escalating the tensions with its decision in 2008 to list the 11th-century temple of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage Site, despite Thai claims that a 4.6-square-kilometre area near the temple is still the subject of a five-decade border demarcation dispute.