BANGKOK, Aug 24 – A senior Thai military officer on Thursday brushed aside Cambodia’s dissatisfaction over the thorough inspection of Cambodian muslims entering Thailand, insisting that the measure is necessary as far as national security is concerned.

Maj-Gen Dittaporn Sasa-smit, spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), said the inspection enables the authorities to know the background of the muslim arrivals in case of untoward incidents.

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