Tens of thousands of Cambodians working in Thailand have fled the country in a chaotic exodus that appears to be driven by fears of a crackdown on illegal foreign laborers by the military junta…The abrupt departures threaten to strain relations between the two countries and could hurt both Thai industries that rely on Cambodian workers and the Cambodian economy, which benefits from the workers’ remittances…The exodus appears partly to stem from a lack of trust in official announcements in military-ruled Thailand, where the junta censors television broadcasts and bars any criticism of the coup..The Foreign Ministry said the junta’s intention was to “clean up society from illegal activities which include gambling, drugs and illegal workers…The clean up process of illegal workers will take place gradually with the intention not to affect Thai businesses that rely on foreign workers”…