Thailand escalating strikes: CambodiaFIGHTING CONTINUES: Thai military dropped 40 bombs on border areas, Cambodia said, while Bangkok said Phnom Penh launched heavy attacks and damaged homesAFP, PHNOM PENHCambodia yesterday accused Thailand of intensifying its bombardment of disputed border areas, even as officials from the two countries attend a multi-day meeting aimed at negotiating an end to deadly clashes. The neighbors’ long-standing border conflict reignited this month, shattering an earlier truce and killing more than 40 people, according to official counts. Photo: ReutersHowever, the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense said Thailand’s military carried out a heavy bombardment of disputed border areas in Banteay Meanchey Province yesterday morning. The two countries blame each other for instigating the fresh fighting, which has spread to nearly every province along their border. The US, China and Malaysia brokered a truce to end five days of deadly clashes in July, but the ceasefire was short-lived.
