Thai-Cambodian trade along Surin looks set to prosper further

22 April 2013
National News Bureau of Thailand
Economy and commerce / Judiciary and courts / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Trade
ASEAN Economic Community / Chong Jom checkpoint / Fuel / ICJ / International Court of Justice / Kap Choeng District / Office of Commerce Affairs Surin / Phra Viharn temple / Preah Vihear Temple / Surin / tapioca / Thai-Cambodian border / Thailand

The commerce affairs office in northeastern Surin has reported robust trade along the Thai-Cambodian border despite unresolved Phra Viharn [Preah Vihear] temple dispute. Mr. Sitthiporn Bangkeaw from the Office of Commerce Affairs Surin revealed that even though the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s public hearings in the Phra Viharn case were on for most of last week, trade situation along Thailand’s border with Cambodia has been bright and active. … He added that such favorable circumstances have helped drive up Thai exports of fuel and consumer goods while its imports of farm products, particularly tapioca, also went up. …

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