Yingluck makes first trip to Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - New Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra makes her first official visit to Cambodia on Thursday aimed at shoring up relations between the neighbors after deadly border clashes.

Yingluck will hold talks with her Cambodian counterpart, Hun Sen, expected to herald a return to cordial relations between Bangkok and Phnom Penh, officials said.

The countries have engaged in occasionally clashes over a disputed area near an ancient temple, but tensions have eased since Yingluck's July election win, backed by her brother, ousted ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra.