Thailand-Cambodia border trade shows no worries as the International
Court of Justice (ICJ) sets to announce its decision regarding the
border dispute between the two countries next week, a Thai newspaper
reported.
Trading at the Chong Jom border point in
Thailand’s Surin province still takes place as usual despite a
slight decrease of about 20-30 percent as a result of the border
conflict and depressing global economy.
Oil is, so
far, the most famous product at the border and possesses 60 percent of
the market share. Consumer products and building materials also gained a
fair market share of 20 percent, the Khaosod newspaper said.
Border trade at this point grows 15-20 percent annually and is worth
approximately 1.5 billion THB per year. It is expected that it will
generate up to 2 billion THB next year.
In Sri
Saket province, trading at the Sa-Ngam border point is still busy, and
shows no signs of any changes despite the coming decision from the ICJ
on November 11.
According to the newspaper, Thai
security authorities could be able to manage the situation, unless
anybody sneaks into the conflict area.-VNA