PHNOM PENH, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia will ban imports of all fuel and gas from Thailand from Sunday midnight after border tensions between the two ASEAN member states have mounted.
"Starting from midnight (Sunday), all fuel and gas imports from Thailand will be halted," Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a post on his official social media platforms.
"Fuel supply companies in Cambodia are able to import sufficiently from other sources to meet domestic fuel and gas demands within the country," he said.
In addition, Cambodia on Sunday advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Thailand.
Border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand have risen recently after soldiers of both countries briefly exchanged gunfire in a disputed border area on May 28, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier. ■