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Koh Kut is Thai territory: PM

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, surrounded by leaders and core members of coalition parties, at Government House on Monday. Photo by Chanat Katanyu

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said there is no doubt about Koh Kut's status as a Thai sovereign territory, amid growing concern over the island's inclusion in a 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cambodia about the management of resources in the overlapping claims area.

While there is no question about the island's status, the PM admitted that the controversial MoU cannot be revoked without Cambodia's agreement.

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