Cambodia and Thailand are having border skirmishes over Preah Vihear, a 900-year-old mountaintop temple, and the surrounding land. At least two soldiers have died and several more were wounded. The area is studded with landmines and as in the hands of the Khmer Rouge until a decade or so ago.

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