In light of continuing tensions with its neighbor, Cambodia, Thailand closed two of its border crossings to tourists on Saturday as a precaution.
The decision comes after a Cambodian soldier was killed on May 28 during a brief military conflict in the Emerald Triangle, which is the region where the borders of Laos and the two countries intersect.
The 817-kilometer (508-mile) border between Thailand and Cambodia was first drawn by France in 1907, when Cambodia was a French province. The neighbors have been disputing different un-delineated places along the frontier for the majority of the next century.
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