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...temple complex has come under Thai control three times since the 15th century, most recently during World War II, riles Cambodians. To this day, they claim, Thais still covet the temple. Thais, for their part, take umbrage from the very name of the Cambodian city adjacent to Angkor?Siem Riep, which literally means "flattened Thai soldiers." Recently a Thai beer company featured an advertisement with backdrops of well-known scenes of Thailand?that included Angkor Wat. The commercial had to be changed after protests from Phnom Penh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blast from the Past | 2/2/2003 | See Source »

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