The Cambodian public is maintaining a boycott of Thai businesses even if the country’s economy is reeling from the global fuel crisis
While demand appears high for smuggled Thai oil, fruit, meat and consumer items like soap, the Cambodian public is maintaining a boycott of Thai businesses in a nationalist kickback that reveals the depth of the enmity now staining relations between the neighbours and erstwhile trading partners.
A fragile ceasefire has just about held but the land border remains closed despite recent overtures from Cambodia to reopen it.
With both nations pinched by the global fuel crisis, Thai authorities say sea smuggling, including fuel, has spiked, prompting more naval patrols.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
