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Thai authority: Construction of Preah Vihear replica is shelved

BANGKOK, May 10 (TNA) - A Thai military commander says that the construction of a replica of the Preah Vihear Temple will not be demolished, but the project has been shelved for suitability. Lieutenant General Vichai Chaejoho, Commanding General of the 2nd Army Area Command, told journalists of the policy on Tuesday, denying earlier reports that the replica would be destroyed. Lieutenant General Vichai explained that the project, however, has to be frozen because there was advice to protect international relations. "We must see how Cambodia will react but we assure that any action on the matter must be right because we have already entered the ASEAN Community (AC); so, information, especially the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2013, must be studied carefully and Thai Army Chief General Theerachai Nakwanich has instructed that the matter must be handled properly," said the commander. (TNA)

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