Thailand has posted the first pole equipped with three CCTVs near the main checkpoint to Cambodia to boost border security in the wake of the deadly skirmishes between the two countries.

Pheu Thai Party deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai has described the Sept 19, 2006 coup as a “deep wound’’ in Thailand’s political history, saying the coup not only toppled a government elected by a landslide but also shattered the dreams and future of millions.