Two Cambodian military men, allegedly involved in smuggling of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Thailand into Cambodia, Saturday blocked the road during a one-hour protest at the Thai-Cambodian Friendship Bridge opposite Klong Luek checkpoint in Aranyaprathet against stricter border pass checking by Thailand.
A regulation requiring people driving personal cars into Thai-land to present their passports came into effect yesterday. But on request from Cambodia, the checkpoint temporarily let drivers pass if they showed a border pass with the proper stamp, until Cambodia provides passports to all after the election.
As 50 cars queued at the checkpoint yesterday, a First Lieutenant and Second Lieuten-ant in private clothing from the Poi Pet side blocked the bridge with a Lexus SUV and a Toyota Camry sedan, both with military stickers, and walked back, causing a traffic jam.
Cambodian immigration officials located the duo and told their Thai counterparts to consider the request for Thailand to let cars pass without stamping on the border pass so the cars could make multiple entries per day. Cambodian immigration officials managed to clear the road before having a meeting on the Poi Pet side.
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