www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-16 11:53:38
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- With violence erupting on the
Cambodia-Thai border, government officials and investors warned that the
dispute could affect bilateral trade, tourism and investment between the
two countries, the Phnom Penh Post reported Thursday.
"Imports of Thai goods have declined lately because many Thai
business people fear they will not be able to collect payment from
Cambodian whole sellers should the situation on the border deteriorate,"
Mao Thora, secretary of state at the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, was
quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying.
Kong Bunly, the trade director for Banteay Meanchey province, said
cross-border with Thailand has remained largely unaffected by the
dispute over territory around Preah Vihear, but that Thai tourists have
stopped crossing into Cambodia.
Meanwhile, an employee at the Thai Plastic Company who asked not to
be identified said she is concerned that any armed confrontation between
the two countries could affect her company.
"I'm really worried about this because Cambodian people could stop
buying Thai products if fighting breaks out," she told the Post.
"This crisis absolutely impacts Thai business in Cambodia and
Cambodian employees employed by Thai companies," she said, adding that
her manager had already returned to Thailand because of the border crisis.
Two Cambodian soldiers were killed and several Cambodian and Thai
troops were wounded during Wednesday's gunfire exchange between the two
neighbors.
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