Security an issue at proposed new checkpoint to Cambodia

Authorities briefed on issues caused by Chinese-built casinos sneering on Thai province in Trat.

A senior official said on Friday that the National Security Council ( NSC ) will take into account trade benefits and security concerns related to a plan to open a new permanent border checkpoint with Cambodia.

Following case acceptance, provincial authorities are urging the establishment of a continuous checkpoint in the Muang district under the guise of the NSC. &nbsp,

Ban Tha Sen is located in Cambodia’s Phothisat territory. Although the cross is now available three times a week to facilitate local border business, it has not been designated as an official station.

The Ministry of Commerce is even excited to see the complete transformed into a port for goods entering and leaving Phothisat, which has 330, 000 residents, and yet Phnom Penh, which is located about 230 kilometers away from the border.

Border conflicts are a problem with the plan, according to a visiting NSC group led by deputy secretary-general Woranat Khongmuang on Friday.

A sea unit in the area informed the committee that Cambodia had built structures on Thai ground in 18 locations at Ban Tha Sen, including portions of a blackjack and personal quarters.

The Thai local officials and the Phnom Penh state had protested, according to the marine officers.

According to Indian security officials, about 2, 000 Taiwanese people reside in the Cambodian border casino complex, which was constructed by Chinese investors.

Mr Woranat said the NSC may review the situation, including the option to border invasion, before making a proposal on the future of the cross.