Illegal logging stokes tension along border
Govt rejects Cambodia's death toll of 45 loggers
- Published: 27 Feb 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
Differences between Thailand and Cambodia over illegal logging of phayung (Siamese rosewood) emerged in border talks yesterday.
Cambodia claimed Thai forces had resorted to violence to solve the problem, while Thailand asked Cambodia to stop allowing its people to cross the border to illegally fell the precious wood.
Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat met his Cambodian counterpart Gen Tea Banh yesterday.
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