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Thai-Cambodian border clashes erupt again despite ceasefire deal

Published: 27 Sep 2025 - 05:38 pm | Last Updated: 27 Sep 2025 - 05:41 pm
Smoke is pictured in the air from a multi-rocket launcher near the Cambodia-Thailand border in Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)

Smoke is pictured in the air from a multi-rocket launcher near the Cambodia-Thailand border in Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)

QNA

Bangkok: Cross-border clashes reignited Saturday between Thai and Cambodian forces, just two months after both nations agreed to a ceasefire aimed at easing long-standing tensions.

Spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army Major General Winthai Suvaree reported that Cambodian troops fired light weapons and grenade launchers toward Thai positions in the Chong An Ma area of Ubon Ratchathani Province.

He confirmed that the Thai military has been placed on high alert and instructed to respond proportionately to the situation. No injuries or fatalities among Thai forces have been reported so far, and any further developments will be announced immediately.

Thailand and Cambodia have been locked in a territorial dispute for over a century, with unresolved demarcation points along their 817-kilometer shared land border continuing to fuel periodic flare-ups.