31.   The Cambodian army skirmished on Tuesday with Khmer Rouge rebels trapped in a mountainous area near one of their former strongholds and the Thai border.

32.   The Cambodian army, riven by factional disputes and corruption, on Friday called off a strategic offensive against the Khmer Rouge stronghold of Pailin in northwestern Cambodia.

33.   The Cambodian army has launched an offensive against rebels in the western province of Battambang, a government intelligence official said Tuesday.

34.   The Cambodian army has packed the waste into oil drums and freight containers.

35.   The Cambodian army has pushed the rebels out of their stronghold of Anlong Veng into jungles near the Thai border.

36.   The Cambodian army is riddled with corruption and inefficiency and also lacks funds.

37.   The latest dry-season offensive by the Cambodian army failed to dislodge the guerrillas from their stronghold in Pailin, a gem center in western Cambodia.

38.   The meeting in Pailin between senior officers of the Cambodian army and military chieftains of the Khmer Rouge faction lasted two hours.

39.   The Thai military has denied the reports and speculated that the Cambodian army was spreading disinformation to convince die-hard guerrillas their cause was hopeless and to defect.

40.   They were clad in uniforms similar to those of the Cambodian army.