The renewed fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border only hours after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a statement last Monday calling for a ceasefire was a clear challenge to the authority of the international body. The UNSC also called for the involvement of other Asean nations to help resolve the conflict. While Cambodia has all along urged intervention by a third party, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva insists that the border dispute can and must be solved through bilateral negotiations. Read More