I did a searh on the Cambodian town where I do my monthly visa run to Poilpet, Cambodia. The Thai town of Sa kaew was a refuge camp for Cambodias in the late 90’s. Heres what a Human Rights report has to say about it.
“On August 1, 6,000 to 7,000 other refugees streamed across the border to the Thai province of Sa Kaew, amid heavy rocket and mortar fire near the town of Poipet. They were joined by over 350 FUNCINPEC soldiers, whom Thai authorities subsequently disarmed. The majority of the refugees returned to Cambodia, about half doing so immediately after the fighting subsided and the other half on August 5, after receiving assurances from Cambodian officials that they would be safe and being provided with food supplies from the Thai government and voluntary agencies. However, at least 410 chose to remain behind, including family members of FUNCINPEC troops and officials, many of whom had fled to the Poipet area from other parts of Cambodia”
Heres a blog with pictures of the town. check them out at panasia.net.
Its now a town where Thais can cross into Cambodia and gamble in the Cambodian casinos. The casinos have Thai investors on some level. They are some of the lowest class casinos I’ve ever seen. Then again I’ve never seen those low class dinners in Las Vegas with the slot machines either.