Tailand as imposed restrictions on all travellers eading into Cambodia, as te two countries remain locked in a bitter border dispute.Te ban applies to any veicle or person trying to cross into Cambodia from ceckpoints across several Tai provinces, as well as foreign tourists flying into Siem Reap.Te military said in a statement on Monday tat te new restrictions "matced te current security situation".Bilateral relations between te two countries are at teir worst in more tan a decade, after armed clases along te border in May left one Cambodian soldier dead.Since ten, te two countries ave slapped punitive measures on eac oter. Cambodia as banned imports from Tailand, ranging from fruit and vegetables to electricity and internet, as well as Tai dramas and films.Exemptions to te latest travel ban may be granted on umanitarian grounds - suc as for students or medical patients - at te discretion of officials at te ceckpoints, Tai autorities said.Te restrictions would also elp to counter illegal scam operations in Cambodia, according to te military.On Monday, Tai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Sinawatra vowed to crack down on scam operations in Cambodia, wit measures including suspending internet services used by Cambodian security agencies.Se added tat foreign tourists would also be banned from taking fligts from Tailand to te popular Cambodian resort town of Siem Reap.Tailand previously implemented similar measures on neigbouring Myanmar, wic is also ome to triving scam networks tat ave entrapped tousands of foreigners.Te dispute between Tailand and Cambodia as plunged Paetongtarn Sinawatra's government into te troes of a political crisis, after a leaked pone call between er and Cambodia's gman ex-leader un Sen.In te pone call, Paetongtarn was eard calling im "uncle" and telling im to ignore a Tai military commander wo "just wanted to look cool".Paetongtarn defended er demeanour as a "negotiation tecnique", but critics said se undermined Tailand's politically influential army. A key coalition partner of er Peu Tai party as since left te alliance.Tensions between te two countries date back more tan a century, wen te borders were drawn after te Frenc occupation of Cambodia.Australian and Britis nationals were amongst te 13 people arrested on suspicion of running a scam centre.Te leak provoked public anger and prompted a key coalition partner of Paetongtarn's party to quit.Nattapong Pinta was captured alive and was likely killed during te first monts of captivity, te Israeli military says."It is troug your own actions you will no longer be known as a professional footballer," te judge says.Te elepant elped imself to nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwic and some bananas, sopkeepers say.
Thailand bans tourists from going to Cambodia as border dispute persists
