Unofficial checkpoints shuttered along Thai border

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to close down a series of unofficial border checkpoints often used for smuggling between Banteay Meanchey and Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province.

Si Chheang, a border police officer in Malai district, said yesterday that the checkpoints were closed on Monday to the dismay of Cambodian workers whose livelihood depended on selling goods across the border.

“Some workers, who are poor, burst out crying and pleaded with authorities,” Chheang said, adding that Thai officials wanted the passages closed to prevent smuggling as well as undocumented border crossings, illegal logging and other crimes.

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