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Thailand, Cambodia de-escalate seabed dispute amid energy reserve claims

Thailand and Cambodia are working to de-escalate a growing dispute over a valuable seabed in the Gulf of Thailand, estimated to hold US$300 billion in oil and gas reserves. Following mediation talks in The Hague, both nations have agreed to utilize a naval hotline and practice restraint to reduce maritime tensions. This seabed dispute adds to existing long-standing disagreements over their land border, which have previously led to deadly clashes and trade disruptions. AI

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Thailand, Cambodia de-escalate seabed dispute amid energy reserve claims

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    Thailand, Cambodia seek to calm escalating dispute over US$300 billion seabed

    Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to dial down the rhetoric and use a hotline between their navy commanders to avoid flashpoints over a vast contested patch of energy-rich seas in the Gulf of Thailand, according to a UN-backed mediation panel at The Hague tasked with helping to s…