Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister have made separate visits to border areas.

The deterioration of relations was sparked by brief armed clashes in a border area late last month that left one Cambodian soldier dead. What followed were a series of tit-for-tat measures by both countries including troops mobilisations,

Thailand has imposed restrictions on all travellers heading into Cambodia, as the two countries remain locked in a bitter border dispute. The ban applies to any vehicle or person trying to cross into Cambodia from checkpoints across several Thai provinces,