Thailand requests reopening of Preah Vihear Temple access

via Khmer Times, 23 May 2023: Thai officials have requested permission from Cambodia to reopen the Si Sa Ket border gate and allow tourists access to Preah Vihear Temple, reflecting improved diplomatic relations between the two countries over the past decade.

The Cambodian officials said that Thai officials have forwarded a request to the Kingdom to allow tourists access to Preah Vihear Temple through Thailand’ Si Sa Ket border gate following the warming relations between the two countries over the last decade.

Governor of Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province told Bangkok Post that provincial officials had approached the Cambodian side for permission to reopen the border.

Lieutenant General Srey Doek, commander of Intervention Division 3 in Preah Vihear province, said yesterday that he had recently received this information from Thai officials concerning the request to reopen the border in Si Sa Ket province.

Source: Thailand requests reopening of Preah Vihear Temple access – Khmer Times