Monday, May 02, 2011
By Sinfah Tunsarawuth, The Associated Press
BANGKOK — Tens of thousands of Thai and Cambodian villagers returned Monday to homes they fled since military clashes flared on the border more than a week ago.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and other officials from both countries said with combat winding down to exchanges of small arms fire instead of artillery duels, people could safely leave makeshift refugee camps.
One Thai civilian and a total of 16 soldiers from both sides have died since the fighting began April 22. A decades-old dispute over patches of land along the border has been the trigger for combat, but nationalistic posturing for domestic political purposes on both sides has heightened tensions.
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