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‘Ghost sounds’ along Thai-Cambodia border conjure up war of words

Thai authorities have defended the nightly ghost film screenings and sound blasts across the border, despite Cambodian protests of cruelty

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Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen has complained to Kuala Lumpur that Thailand has been broadcasting “ghost sounds” along the disputed border despite a Malaysia-brokered ceasefire agreement.

The former Cambodian prime minister wrote in a social media post that he had informed Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi of the scary noises disturbing residents in the Sereng and Prey Chan border villages for four consecutive nights from Friday.

During the meeting on Tuesday, Hun Sen thanked Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for helping ease tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, but emphasised that the border situation remained tense, The Nation newspaper reported.
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In late July, Thailand and Cambodia engaged in five days of skirmishes that killed dozens of people and displaced more than 260,000. They agreed to a ceasefire on July 28, but tensions have remained high, with both sides accusing the other of physical and psychological warfare.
Cambodian soldiers and settlers photograph and film Thai soldiers and the Interim Observer Team members in Ban Nong Ya Kaew, Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, on October 10. Photo: EPA
Cambodian soldiers and settlers photograph and film Thai soldiers and the Interim Observer Team members in Ban Nong Ya Kaew, Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, on October 10. Photo: EPA

Thai self-appointed crusader Kannawat Pongpaibulwech, better known as Kan Chompalang, was behind the nightly ghost film screenings and sound blasts at Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya Kaew from Friday to Monday, according to The Nation.

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