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Cambodia FortifiesBorder Town Ahead of Sam Rainsy's Possible Return

Sun Narin

   POIPET, BANTEAY MEANCHEY PROVINCE, CAMBODIA - Members of Cambodia's
   opposition have spent the past few days crossing Southeast Asia in an
   attempt to return to Cambodia, a return promised by their exiled
   leader, Sam Rainsy.

   Their destination isPoipet, a northwesternborder town known for its
   casinos and a key conduit for trade with Thailand.

   An uneasy calm will welcome Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP)
   members, if they are able to reach Poipet, where mixed security forces
   have garrisoned the town in anticipation of Sam Rainsy's possible
   return.

   In Chan Kiri village, But Pov is busy making breakfast for her family:
   fried chicken and radishes. The mother of two works at a shoe factory
   across the border in Thailand, along with her husband, Kat Buny, and
   her son, Ny Bunat.

   They have decided to take a few days off from work. But Pov said she's
   worried there will be unrest in the town, as evidenced by the
   heightened security presence in Poipet.

   "Other people are also scared. So am I," But Pov, 37, said.

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