In Focus: Thai military builds Cambodia border wall

CHANTHABURI, Thailand -- The guns have been silent in the Thai-Cambodian border dispute for seven months. But one year after fighting erupted over the boundary between the two kingdoms, lasting peace is nowhere in sight.Indeed, Thailand is now digging in for the long haul, building a fortified wall topped with barbed wire along parts of the border."The safety and security of our people and the protection of Thailand's sovereignty remain our highest priority," supreme military commander Gen. Ukrit Boontanon told Nikkei Asia on a visit to inspect the striking edifice.The Thai construction work has generated disquiet in Phnom Penh, where officials fear its neighbor is on a land-grabbing mission.There is no sign that negotiations to reach a permanent settlement to the dispute will resume anyti